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ArticleNPJ science of learning2020

Children's neurodevelopment of reading is affected by China's language input system in the information era.

Wei Zhou, Veronica P Y Kwok, Mengmeng Su, Jin Luo, Li Hai Tan

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Article in NPJ science of learning, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Wei Zhou1Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100037 China.
Veronica P Y KwokCenter for Language and Brain, Shenzhen Institute of Neuroscience, Shenzhen, 518060 China.
Mengmeng Su3College of Elementary Education, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100037 China.
Jin Luo1Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, 100037 China.
Li Hai TanCenter for Language and Brain, Shenzhen Institute of Neuroscience, Shenzhen, 518060 China.
Capital Normal University · CNShenzhen Institute of Neuroscience · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31500886National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31671124National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31800934National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31800968National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 31871093
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Communications through electronic devices require knowledge in typewriting, typically with the pinyin input method in China. Yet, the over utilization of the pronunciation-based pinyin input method may violate the traditional learning processes of written Chinese, which involves abundant visual orthographic analysis of characters and repeated writing. We used functional magnetic resonance imaging to examine the influence of pinyin typing on reading neurodevelopment of intermediate Chinese readers (age 9-11). We found that, relative to less frequent pinyin users, more frequent pinyin users showed an overall weaker pattern of cortical activations in the left middle frontal gyrus, left inferior frontal gyrus, and right fusiform gyrus in performing reading tasks. In addition, more frequent pinyin typists had relatively less gray matter volume in the left middle frontal region, a site known to be crucial for Chinese reading. This study demonstrates that Chinese children's brain development in the information era is affected by the frequent use of the pinyin input method.

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PMID32284879
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