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RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CORTICAL THICKNESS, READING SKILL,
AND PRINT EXPOSURE IN ADULT READERS
by
Jason G. Goldman
A Thesis Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
MASTER OF ARTS
(PSYCHOLOGY)
December 2009
Copyright 2009 Jason G. Goldman
Object Description
| Title | Relationships among cortical thickness, reading skill, and print exposure in adult readers |
| Author | Goldman, Jason G. |
| Author email | jggoldma@usc.edu; jasonggoldman@gmail.com |
| Degree | Master of Arts |
| Document type | Thesis |
| Degree program | Psychology |
| School | College of Letters, Arts and Sciences |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-10-08 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-10-20 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Manis, Franklin R. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Farver, Jo Ann M. Immordino-Yang, Mary Helen |
| Abstract | It is possible that reading experience mediates the relationship between reading skill and cortical thickness. Print exposure, a measure of reading experience, accounts for variability in reading skill independently of phonological awareness and decoding skill (e.g. Stanovich & Cunningham, 1992). Several studies have found altered cortical structure in dyslexic readers throughout the posterior section of the reading network. Given the documented relationship between exposure to print and reading sub-skills, including phonological and orthographic processing, it is surprising that the relationship between exposure to print and cortical structure or function has not been explored. This study investigated the associations between cortical thickness in the left hemisphere reading network, reading skill, and print exposure in a sample of adult readers of varying reading skill. The pattern of correlations indicate that individuals with more print exposure, and who are of higher reading skill, had thicker cortices within the lefthemisphere reading network. |
| Keyword | print exposure; cortical thickness; reading skill; dyslexia; cortical development; brain structure; exposure to print; reading; skill development |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2676 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Goldman, Jason G. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@dots.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Goldman-3334 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume26/etd-Goldman-3334.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@dots.usc.edu |
| Full text | RELATIONSHIPS AMONG CORTICAL THICKNESS, READING SKILL, AND PRINT EXPOSURE IN ADULT READERS by Jason G. Goldman A Thesis Presented to the FACULTY OF THE GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree MASTER OF ARTS (PSYCHOLOGY) December 2009 Copyright 2009 Jason G. Goldman |
