Learning to read a second language establishes a parallel L2 representation alongside the native one in the VWFA
Siyi Fan, Xiaoxia Feng, X Yu, Minye Zhan, Manli Zhang, Guosheng Ding, Xiangzhi Meng
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.
bioRxiv · Jul 19, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience