Preliterate symbolic language processing sets the neural stage for learning to read
Alexia Dalski, Antonia Schulz, Marie Klaes, Max Pirsch, Maria Meinhardt, Agon Ukaj, L.L. Fassbender, Vicente Alejandro Aguilera González, Gizem Cetin, Benjamin de Haas, Yee Lee Shing, Gudrun Schwarzer, Mareike Grotheer
The paper shows that symbolic language processing in the OTS-words region predicts later reading ability and text selectivity in children during literacy training.
bioRxiv · May 22, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience