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From BDNF to reading: Neural activation and phonological processing as multiple mediators.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Jan 2021
Mascheretti Sara, Perdue Meaghan V, Feng Bei, Andreola Chiara, Dionne Ginette, Jasińska Kaja K, Pugh Kenneth R, Grigorenko Elena L, Landi Nicole
Abstract excerpt
The BDNF gene is a prominent promoter of neuronal development, maturation and plasticity. Its Val66Met polymorphism affects brain morphology and function within several areas and is associated with several cognitive functions and neurodevelopmental disorder susceptibility. Recently, it has been associated with reading, reading-related traits and altered neural activation in reading-related brain regions. However,...
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