Kelly J. Hiersche

This study shows literacy acquisition and functional connectivity drive the development of the VWFA, with literacy increasing word selectivity and connectivity changes linking to reading ability.

This study shows that children exhibit distinct neural patterns for language and theory of mind in the superior temporal lobe, similar to adults, suggesting early functional dissociation.

The paper examines the relationship between brain activity and connectivity across cognitive domains using resting-state data and activation maps, finding a robust association that supports connectivity as a general organizational principle.

This study uses fMRI to show that language networks in young children are distinct from general cognitive networks, with stable connectivity and age-related changes in language responses.

This study uses precision fMRI to examine the VWFA's responses to visual and nonvisual stimuli, finding it primarily functions as a visual orthographic dictionary with unique auditory language processing.

This study shows that children's multiple demand network is selective to cognitive demand, distinct from language regions, and increases in selectivity with improved executive function, independent of age.