Xiaoxia Feng

The paper investigates how learning a second language affects the Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) by comparing brain responses to native and second language words in children at different literacy stages.

This study uses fMRI to compare neural responses to reversible symbolic associations in humans and monkeys, finding humans show surprise in both directions while monkeys only in the learned direction.

The paper examines how reading and face processing circuits develop in children, showing word-specific responses emerge with reading while face responses evolve with age, and both areas have pre-existing functional connectivity.

This study examines the neural mechanisms of reading acquisition and disabilities in French and Chinese children, finding similar brain circuits and activation patterns across writing systems.