Cape Town - 2026 ISMRM-ISMRT Annual Meeting and Exhibition
9 May 2026 – 14 May 2026 · Cape Town, South Africa
452-01-009 / 452-01-009 ISMRM Abstract

Seeing beyond words: task-dependent causal alterations of the visuo-attentional network revealed in developmental dyslexia

Primary: Pediatrics - Neuro
Secondary: Brain Function and fMRI - Functional Connectivity
452-01-009 · Pediatric Imaging Frontiers · Tuesday, 12 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
452-01-009 · Pediatric Imaging Frontiers · Tuesday, 12 May, 8:20 AM–9:56 AM · Power Pitch Theatre 2
Keywords: Effective Connectivity Pediatric Cerebellum Dynamic Causal Modelling Dyslexia
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Gökçe KORKMAZ 1,2, Roberta M Lorenzi1,2, Tea Tucic1, Milica Stribacki1, Valentina Lampis1,3, Denis Peruzzo4, Filippo Arrigoni5, Doris Pischedda1, Egidio D’Angelo1,6, Fulvia Palesi1, Sara Mascheretti1,3, Claudia A Gandini Wheeler-Kingshott
1Department of Brain and Behavioural Sciences, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
2NMR Research unit, Queen Square Multiple Sclerosis Centre, Department of Neuroinflammation, UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, Faculty of Brain Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
3Child Psychopathology Unit, Scientific Insitute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
4Neuroimaging Unit, Scientific Insitute IRCCS Eugenio Medea, Bosisio Parini (LC), Italy
5Pediatric Radiology and Neuroradiology Department, Children’s Hospital V. Buzzi, Milan, Italy
6Digital Neuroscience Centre, IRCCS Mondino Foundation, Pavia, Italy
Presenting Author: Gökçe KORKMAZ

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