2015
The Association Between Motor Skills and Academic Achievement Among Pediatric Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Balsamo LM, Sint KJ, Neglia JP, Brouwers P, Kadan-Lottick NS. The Association Between Motor Skills and Academic Achievement Among Pediatric Survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. Journal Of Pediatric Psychology 2015, 41: 319-328. PMID: 26514641, PMCID: PMC4852216, DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsv103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFine motorLeukemia survivorsPediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivorsAcute lymphoblastic leukemia survivorsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCross-sectional studyVisual-motor integration skillsFirst remissionPediatric survivorsLymphoblastic leukemiaEffect modificationSurvivorsMotor skillsFM skillsAssociationLow intelligenceRemissionLeukemiaIntegration skillsYears
2006
Language lateralization and the role of the fusiform gyrus in semantic processing in young children
Balsamo LM, Xu B, Gaillard WD. Language lateralization and the role of the fusiform gyrus in semantic processing in young children. NeuroImage 2006, 31: 1306-1314. PMID: 16545581, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2006.01.027.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsBrain MappingCerebral CortexChildChild, PreschoolDecision MakingDominance, CerebralFemaleFrontal LobeHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMotor CortexNeuropsychological TestsOxygenPsychomotor PerformanceReaction TimeReadingSemanticsSpeech PerceptionConceptsSemantic processingFusiform gyrusEarly word recognition processesAuditory semantic processingWord recognition processesAdult language processingSemantic decision taskSemantic category decisionsLeft fusiform gyrusPrevious neuroimaging findingsLeft-lateralized patternYoung childrenPattern of activationLanguage comprehensionDecision taskCategory decisionsTask accuracyTask difficultyLanguage developmentLanguage lateralizationFMRI techniquesLanguage processingBrain regionsCortical regionsNeuroimaging findings
2003
fMRI identifies regional specialization of neural networks for reading in young children
Gaillard WD, Balsamo LM, Ibrahim Z, Sachs BC, Xu B. fMRI identifies regional specialization of neural networks for reading in young children. Neurology 2003, 60: 94-100. PMID: 12525725, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.60.1.94.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMiddle frontal gyrusFrontal gyrusTemporal-occipital junctionMiddle temporal gyrusYoung childrenSupplementary motor areaFusiform gyrusLanguage networkTemporal gyrusOccipital junctionLanguage lateralizationNative EnglishEarly readersWernicke's areaNeural networkMotor areaBrain regionsCognitive networksAge 6Prominent activationGyrusFMRIChildren 7Interest approachBOLD technique
2002
Neuroimaging Reveals Automatic Speech Coding during Perception of Written Word Meaning
Xu B, Grafman J, Gaillard WD, Spanaki M, Ishii K, Balsamo L, Makale M, Theodore WH. Neuroimaging Reveals Automatic Speech Coding during Perception of Written Word Meaning. NeuroImage 2002, 17: 859-870. PMID: 12377160, DOI: 10.1006/nimg.2002.1215.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSemantic processingWord meaningsVisual word perceptionMultiple cognitive tasksMechanisms of readingButton-press responseFunctional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniquesBehavioral response measuresSignificant bilateral activationPhonological recodingPhonological tasksWord perceptionWord readingLetter stringsCognitive tasksSemantic tasksNeural basisNeuroimaging sessionSpeech soundsBaseline taskPhonological processesNeural responsesVisual stimuliActive processingSpeech codeLanguage dominance in partial epilepsy patients identified with an fMRI reading task
Gaillard WD, Balsamo L, Xu B, Grandin CB, Braniecki SH, Papero PH, Weinstein S, Conry J, Pearl PL, Sachs B, Sato S, Jabbari B, Vezina LG, Frattali C, Theodore WH. Language dominance in partial epilepsy patients identified with an fMRI reading task. Neurology 2002, 59: 256-265. PMID: 12136067, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.59.2.256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntracarotid amobarbital testROI analysisRegional asymmetry indexTemporal lobe epilepsyPartial epilepsy patientsAsymmetry indexLanguage areasTemporal language areaQuantitative ROI analysisFrontal language areasMost patientsLanguage dominanceLobe epilepsyPartial epilepsyAmobarbital testEpilepsy patientsPatientsLanguage lateralizationTemporal areaQuantitative regionInterest analysisInterrater agreementEpilepsyVisual controlFMRI
2001
Cortical localization of reading in normal children
Gaillard WD, Pugliese M, Grandin CB, Braniecki SH, Kondapaneni P, Hunter K, Xu B, Petrella JR, Balsamo L, Basso G. Cortical localization of reading in normal children. Neurology 2001, 57: 47-54. PMID: 11445627, DOI: 10.1212/wnl.57.1.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInferior frontal gyrusFrontal gyrusTemporal gyrusLeft inferior frontal gyrusLeft middle temporal gyrusBrain regionsLanguage processing areasBlood oxygen level-dependent fMRIMiddle temporal gyrusDorsolateral prefrontal cortexSuperior temporal gyrusMiddle frontal gyrusLeft-sided lateralizationLevel-dependent fMRINaming TaskLanguage dominanceRegion activationText paradigmPrefrontal cortexCognitive functionNative EnglishMidfrontal gyrusTemporal cortexLate childhoodFMRI