Does bilingualism buffer genetic predispositions to reading difficulties through alterations of structural interhemispheric connectivity? An ABCD Study.
Marie Lallier, Cristina Rius-Manau, Amaia Carrión-Castillo
This study examines how bilingualism affects reading development by altering structural interhemispheric connectivity, finding it partially mediates reading outcomes through the anterior corpus callosum, independent of genetic risk factors.
bioRxiv · Apr 7, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience