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Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners

Adult language learners show distinct abilities in acquiring a new language, yet the underlying neural mechanisms remain elusive. Previous studies suggested that resting-state brain connectome may contribute to individual differences in learning ability. Here, we recorded electroencephalography (EEG...

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Autores principales: Huang, Yan, Deng, Yao, Jiang, Xiaoming, Chen, Yiyuan, Mao, Tianxin, Xu, Yong, Jiang, Caihong, Rao, Hengyi
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Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9521374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36188469
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2022.953315
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author Huang, Yan
Deng, Yao
Jiang, Xiaoming
Chen, Yiyuan
Mao, Tianxin
Xu, Yong
Jiang, Caihong
Rao, Hengyi
author_facet Huang, Yan
Deng, Yao
Jiang, Xiaoming
Chen, Yiyuan
Mao, Tianxin
Xu, Yong
Jiang, Caihong
Rao, Hengyi
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description Adult language learners show distinct abilities in acquiring a new language, yet the underlying neural mechanisms remain elusive. Previous studies suggested that resting-state brain connectome may contribute to individual differences in learning ability. Here, we recorded electroencephalography (EEG) in a large cohort of 106 healthy young adults (50 males) and examined the associations between resting-state alpha band (8–12 Hz) connectome and individual learning ability during novel word learning, a key component of new language acquisition. Behavioral data revealed robust individual differences in the performance of the novel word learning task, which correlated with their performance in the language aptitude test. EEG data showed that individual resting-state alpha band coherence between occipital and frontal regions positively correlated with differential word learning performance (p = 0.001). The significant positive correlations between resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome and differential world learning ability were replicated in an independent cohort of 35 healthy adults. These findings support the key role of occipito-frontal network in novel word learning and suggest that resting-state EEG connectome may be a reliable marker for individual ability during new language learning.
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spelling pubmed-95213742022-09-30 Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners Huang, Yan Deng, Yao Jiang, Xiaoming Chen, Yiyuan Mao, Tianxin Xu, Yong Jiang, Caihong Rao, Hengyi Front Neurosci Neuroscience Adult language learners show distinct abilities in acquiring a new language, yet the underlying neural mechanisms remain elusive. Previous studies suggested that resting-state brain connectome may contribute to individual differences in learning ability. Here, we recorded electroencephalography (EEG) in a large cohort of 106 healthy young adults (50 males) and examined the associations between resting-state alpha band (8–12 Hz) connectome and individual learning ability during novel word learning, a key component of new language acquisition. Behavioral data revealed robust individual differences in the performance of the novel word learning task, which correlated with their performance in the language aptitude test. EEG data showed that individual resting-state alpha band coherence between occipital and frontal regions positively correlated with differential word learning performance (p = 0.001). The significant positive correlations between resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome and differential world learning ability were replicated in an independent cohort of 35 healthy adults. These findings support the key role of occipito-frontal network in novel word learning and suggest that resting-state EEG connectome may be a reliable marker for individual ability during new language learning. Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-15 /pmc/articles/PMC9521374/ /pubmed/36188469 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2022.953315 Text en Copyright © 2022 Huang, Deng, Jiang, Chen, Mao, Xu, Jiang and Rao. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
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Huang, Yan
Deng, Yao
Jiang, Xiaoming
Chen, Yiyuan
Mao, Tianxin
Xu, Yong
Jiang, Caihong
Rao, Hengyi
Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners
title Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners
title_full Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners
title_fullStr Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners
title_full_unstemmed Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners
title_short Resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners
title_sort resting-state occipito-frontal alpha connectome is linked to differential word learning ability in adult learners
topic Neuroscience
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9521374/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36188469
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2022.953315
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