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. 2010 May 4;107(18):8049-50.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1003431107. Epub 2010 Apr 26.

Educational neuroscience: the early years

Bruce D McCandliss  1
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Educational neuroscience: the early years

Bruce D McCandliss. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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(Upper) Sample stimulus from the Graphogame (3) used to teach kindergarten children letter–speech sound associations. (Lower) Axial fMRI results (z = −10) contrasting changes in children's activity in left fusiform gyrus in response to letters versus nonletters before and after 3.6 h of training (1).
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