We test various ways to analyze text-selective response in the ventral occipitotemporal cortex & found that different tasks can be used to localize the same region but that tuning properties differ by task (especially in kids). Also, group-level averaging and template ROIs obscure text response.

next preprint is out - ever wonder why findings about VWFA differ so much? @jyeatman.bsky.social @mayayablonski.bsky.social , Mia Fuentes-Jimenez, Hannah Stone, and I might have the answer...

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#JNeurosci: Stone, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:2b53cdpjs6m533hljyczkcm3" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@mayayablonski.bsky.social, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:kd4p5fcrwwdeagwuem6p5ijj" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@jyeatman.bsky.social, <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:7ej2ki2sejfwarfwdgt4vzud" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@jamielmitchell.bsky.social, et al. found that text-selective regions in the inferior frontal cortex are linked to reading proficiency in children, showing sensitivity to both stimulus and task responses.
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My first PhD paper is out! I want to thank my advisors @jyeatman.bsky.social and Ben, and my collaborators (Amy, Adam, @klint.bsky.social , and Clem) and many people (including school partners) who supported this work! Nothing can be more rewarding to see ROAR-CAT helping classrooms every day! 🐈

Small or absent Visual Word Form Area is a trait of dyslexia https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.14.632854v1

Small or absent Visual Word Form Area is a trait of dyslexia https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.01.14.632854v1

Happy to announce that my first preprint with @jyeatman.bsky.social and @mayayablonski.bsky.social is live! After 4 yrs of collecting data, we've learned a lot about the potential for and constraints of learning-induced plasticity from this longitudinal reading intervention study shorturl.at/W2UMO

Visit roar.stanford.edu to learn more about the Rapid Online Assessment of Reading and all the cool things the lab is up to with the further development of this amazing tool.

Some exciting progress being made in the dyslexia world right now. Very proud of my colleagues in Brain Development & Education Lab @stanforduniversity.bsky.social for all their hard work getting the ROAR approved as a dyslexia screener for the state of California.
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