Event-related potentials during literacy acquisition

Abstract

<jats:p>Literacy is a complex and multidimensional phenomenon that has been well studied in psychology and pedagogy. Neurophysiologists try to understand the mechanisms of writing and reading acquisition by analyzing different linguistic processes. In this paper, we review the data that were revealed by using the event-related potentials (ERPs) method in the light of spelling, lexical, semantic and syntactic aspects of literacy, as well as changes in the components of ERPs in children and adults during language acquisition and in dyslexia, the most studied reading disorder. The ERPs method can help to understand both the general, universal neural underpinnings of literacy development and the unique features of different languages.</jats:p>

Electrophysiological signatures of spelling sensitivity development from primary school age to adulthood

“…When conducting ERP studies, multiple characteristics of words are manipulated to investigate the various temporal stages of processing visual-verbal information and the underlying cognitive processes. The sensitivity of ERP components to the phonological, lexical, and semantic characteristics of words varies at different stages of ontogenesis 4 . The process of recognizing the correct spelling can be associated with several stages of information processing – from sublexical processing to understanding the meaning of a word, which may differ in various age groups.…”