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Regulating brain activity in the Visual Word Form Area with real-time fMRI neurofeedback in adults with typical and poor reading skills

2025-12-11 psychiatry and clinical psychology Title + abstract only
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Reading proficiency is essential for everyday life, with the Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) of the brains reading network playing a key role in fluent reading. Reduced VWFA activation has been linked to impaired reading. Real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (rt-fMRI) neurofeedback allows individuals to learn to regulate brain activity in targeted brain areas. While our previous study demonstrated the feasibility of VWFA regulation in adults with typical reading skills, this study invest...

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