White Matter Diffusivity Predicts Change in Sight Word Reading Following Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation to the Left Temporal Parietal Junction.

C Nikki Arrington, Ewelina Bledniak, Brianna Kinnie, Evelyn Farkas, Robin Morris, Fumiko Hoeft

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C Nikki ArringtonDepartment of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5532-6743

Ewelina BledniakDepartment of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Brianna KinnieDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.

Evelyn FarkasMedical College of Georgia, Augusta University, Augusta, GA, USA.

Robin MorrisDepartment of Psychology, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.

Fumiko HoeftDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA.

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Abstract

Successful coordination of the functional networks underlying reading is highly dependent on the underlying white matter tracts that connect these regions. Continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) can temporarily inhibit brain activity in targeted brain networks and has been shown to modulate reading ability. It was hypothesized that measures of diffusivity would predict change in reading efficiency following stimulation to the left temporal-parietal junction (TPJ), a targeted node of the dorsal stream of the reading network. Fifty-three adults between the ages of 18 and 50 years (

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neuromodulationreading efficiencytranscranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)word reading

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PMID41822137

DOI10.1162/NOL.a.217

PMCPMC12978681

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