2013
The Neural Correlates of Reading Fluency Deficits in Children
Langer N, Benjamin C, Minas J, Gaab N. The Neural Correlates of Reading Fluency Deficits in Children. Cerebral Cortex 2013, 25: 1441-1453. PMID: 24335032, PMCID: PMC4428293, DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bht330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReading-related tasksFusiform gyrusRD childrenFluent readingNeural correlatesIndividual reading speedReading networkTYP childrenFluency deficitsReading skillsReading performanceFMRI studyLess activationReading speedFluencyBrain regionsInterest analysisEducational practiceChildrenSuch dysfunctionTaskDeficitsCorrelatesReadingFMRI
2011
What's the story? The tale of reading fluency told at speed
Benjamin CF, Gaab N. What's the story? The tale of reading fluency told at speed. Human Brain Mapping 2011, 33: 2572-2585. PMID: 21954000, PMCID: PMC3499039, DOI: 10.1002/hbm.21384.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFluent readingSentence readingReading speedNovel fMRI taskReading-related regionsRight-handed adultsPattern of activationFMRI taskFusiform cortexReading conditionMore recent conceptualizationsSingle wordsFluent sentencesMiddle temporalRecent conceptualizationsReaders processDiscrete skillsFluencyBrain regionsInterest analysisRegion responseReadingTaskSentencesWords
2010
Neuropsychological function in patients with a single gene mutation associated with autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy
Wood AG, Saling MM, Fedi M, Berkovic SF, Scheffer IE, Benjamin C, Reutens DC. Neuropsychological function in patients with a single gene mutation associated with autosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsy. Epilepsy & Behavior 2010, 17: 531-535. PMID: 20189461, DOI: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2010.01.168.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFrontal lobe functionAutosomal dominant nocturnal frontal lobe epilepsyCognitive flexibilityLobe functionEducation-matched control participantsCore cognitive deficitAspects of memoryFrontal lobe epilepsyVerbal memory impairmentNocturnal frontal lobe epilepsyLevel of impairmentIntellectual abilityNeuropsychological functionNeuropsychological phenotypeCognitive deficitsControl participantsMemory impairmentLobe epilepsyStandard clinical testsFocused measuresGroup of ageImpairmentTaskDisease-related factorsMemory