PMID- 25680742 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20160115 LR - 20150421 IS - 1934-7243 (Electronic) IS - 0736-9387 (Linking) VI - 65 IP - 1 DP - 2015 Apr TI - Greater functional connectivity between reading and error-detection regions following training with the reading acceleration program in children with reading difficulties. PG - 1-23 LID - 10.1007/s11881-015-0096-9 [doi] AB - The Reading Acceleration Program is a computerized program that improves reading and the activation of the error-detection mechanism in individuals with reading difficulty (RD) and typical readers (TRs). The current study aims to find the neural correlates for this effect in English-speaking 8-12-year-old children with RD and TRs using a functional connectivity analysis. Functional magnetic resonance imaging data were collected during a lexical decision task before and after 4 weeks of training with the program, together with reading and executive functions measures. Results indicated improvement in reading, visual attention, and speed of processing in children with RD. Following training, greater functional connectivity was observed between the left fusiform gyrus and the right anterior cingulate cortex in children with RD and between the left fusiform gyrus and the left anterior cingulate cortex in TRs. The change in functional connectivity after training was correlated with increased behavioral scores for word reading and visual attention in both groups. The results support previous findings of improved monitoring and mental lexicon after training with the Reading Acceleration Program in children with RD and TRs. The differences in laterality of the anterior cingulate cortex in children with RD and the presumable role of the cingulo-opercular control network in language processing are discussed. FAU - Horowitz-Kraus, Tzipi AU - Horowitz-Kraus T AD - Pediatric Neuroimaging Research Consortium, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA, Tzipi.Horowitz-Kraus@cchmc.org. FAU - Holland, Scott K AU - Holland SK LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't DEP - 20150214 PL - United States TA - Ann Dyslexia JT - Annals of dyslexia JID - 8406611 SB - IM MH - Brain Mapping/methods MH - Child MH - Dyslexia/diagnosis/*metabolism/therapy MH - Education/*methods/trends MH - Female MH - Gyrus Cinguli/*metabolism/pathology MH - Humans MH - Magnetic Resonance Imaging/methods MH - Male MH - Neural Pathways/metabolism/pathology MH - Photic Stimulation/methods MH - *Reading MH - Temporal Lobe/*metabolism/pathology EDAT- 2015/02/15 06:00 MHDA- 2016/01/16 06:00 CRDT- 2015/02/15 06:00 PHST- 2014/09/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2015/01/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2015/02/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2015/02/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2016/01/16 06:00 [medline] AID - 10.1007/s11881-015-0096-9 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Ann Dyslexia. 2015 Apr;65(1):1-23. doi: 10.1007/s11881-015-0096-9. Epub 2015 Feb 14.