Oh, and the ultimate goal of the research, at least for me, is to be able to create a neural network which shows the various brain areas involved. This would mostly be the hypothalamus and basal ganglia. If I can get good data from the adult population then I can get the network running and then lesion it to predict what kind of results we will have with the children before testing them.
Another practical goal is to be able to have a means of diagnosing prior to reading-level. If the children do in fact have a problem with categorization, then other non-reading tests can be administered well before reading-age. It may also help in creating tools that teachers could use across the board with all students in helping them to read better.
Most of this research is the primary interest of the post-doc who is guiding my own research interests. It's more specific than what I would prefer to be researching, but I'm getting a lot of valuable experience.
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Date: 2005-04-07 05:38 am (UTC)Another practical goal is to be able to have a means of diagnosing prior to reading-level. If the children do in fact have a problem with categorization, then other non-reading tests can be administered well before reading-age. It may also help in creating tools that teachers could use across the board with all students in helping them to read better.
Most of this research is the primary interest of the post-doc who is guiding my own research interests. It's more specific than what I would prefer to be researching, but I'm getting a lot of valuable experience.