Modeling the stimulus dependence of the visual reading circuitry and implications for diagnosing reading disability
Abstract/Contents
- Abstract
- Reading is a complex task, involving the proper function and communication of multiple neural systems. Successful reading involves the ability to efficiently integrate visual signals with the sounds of speech and the language system; a reading disorder may stem from a deficit in any part of this circuitry. This body of work focuses on the visual portion of the reading circuitry, and advocates for assessing the reading circuitry broadly, and not just a localized region of the brain. This dissertation begins by describing the methods used to collect and analyze the data. The position sensitivity of the VOTRC is reported, along with reports of stimulus-dependence. The stimulus-dependence is analyzed at the level of the voxel, and quantifications of position sensitivity and stimulus-dependency are reported for the VOTRC as well as the visual areas throughout visual cortex. These experiments establish a framework for better understanding the neural mechanisms contributing to spatial sensitivity. Quantitative measurements such as these may be useful for the diagnosis and treatment of reading disorders with deficits in the visual reading circuitry. This dissertation concludes with a review of functional and structural measurements that may help parents and educators select remediation methods for the reading impaired, with the hopes of supporting societal aims of improving literacy.
Description
| Type of resource | text |
|---|---|
| Form | electronic resource; remote; computer; online resource |
| Extent | 1 online resource. |
| Place | California |
| Place | [Stanford, California] |
| Publisher | [Stanford University] |
| Copyright date | 2018; ©2018 |
| Publication date | 2018; 2018 |
| Issuance | monographic |
| Language | English |
Creators/Contributors
| Author | Le, Rosemary Kim |
|---|---|
| Degree supervisor | Wandell, Brian A |
| Thesis advisor | Wandell, Brian A |
| Thesis advisor | Gardner, Justin, 1971- |
| Thesis advisor | Grill-Spector, Kalanit |
| Degree committee member | Gardner, Justin, 1971- |
| Degree committee member | Grill-Spector, Kalanit |
| Associated with | Stanford University, Department of Psychology. |
Subjects
| Genre | Theses |
|---|---|
| Genre | Text |
Bibliographic information
| Statement of responsibility | Rosemary Kim Le. |
|---|---|
| Note | Submitted to the Department of Psychology. |
| Thesis | Thesis Ph.D. Stanford University 2018. |
| Location | electronic resource |
Access conditions
- Copyright
- © 2018 by Rosemary Kim Le
- License
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 3.0 Unported license (CC BY-NC).
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