The implementation of reading processes in the brain: unveiling reading comprehension

Authors

  • Leda Maria Braga Tomitch UFSC

Keywords:

Reading comprehension, Neuroimaging, Brain

Abstract

 

The objective of this study is to give an overview of the neuroimaging research results in the area of reading comprehension and to try to show the neural architecture that supports discourse processing, signaling to the implementation of the component processes of reading in the brain. The study tries to relate and discuss the latest neuroimaging research findings in terms of each of the component processes of reading comprehension: decoding, literal comprehension and inferential comprehension.

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Author Biography

Leda Maria Braga Tomitch, UFSC

Professora Associada IV do Departamento de Língua e Literatura Estrangeiras e do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Letras/Inglês da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina.

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Published

2013-09-09

How to Cite

Tomitch, L. M. B. (2013). The implementation of reading processes in the brain: unveiling reading comprehension. Letras De Hoje, 48(3), 309–315. Retrieved from https://pucrs.emnuvens.com.br/fale/article/view/12523

Issue

Vol. 48 No. 3 (2013): Topics in Mother (L1) and Second (L2) Language Acquisition

Section

Part 1 – Literacy, Reading and Writing: Theoretical Concepts