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    A Comprehensive Systematic Review of Fmri Studies on Brain Connectivity in Healthy Children and Adolescents: Current Insights and Future Directions
    (ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2024) Cosio-Guirado, Raquel; Tapia-Medina, Merida Galilea; Kaya, Ceren; Pero-Cebollero, Maribel; Villuendas-Gonzalez, Erwin Rogelio; Guardia-Olmos, Joan
    This systematic review considered evidence of children's and adolescents' typical brain connectivity development studied through resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI). With aim of understanding the state of the art, what has been researched thus far and what remains unknown, this paper reviews 58 studies from 2013 to 2023. Considering the results, rs-fMRI stands out as an appropriate technique for studying language and attention within cognitive domains, and personality traits such as impulsivity and empathy. The most used analyses encompass seed-based, independent component analysis (ICA), the amplitude of the low frequency fluctuations (ALFF), and fractional ALFF (fALFF). The findings highlight key themes, including age-related changes in intrinsic connectivity, sex-specific patterns, and the relevance of the Default Mode Network (DMN). Overall, there is a need for longitudinal approaches to trace the typical developmental trajectory of neural networks from childhood through adolescence with fMRI at rest.
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    Investigating No sNARC: Do Reading Habits Provide Insight into the sNARC Patterns of Turkish Sample
    (Brill, 2025) Kaya, Ceren; Candemir, Aysenur; Kaya, Duru; Cetinkaya, Hakan; Dural, Seda
    The mental number line (MNL) represents numbers spatially, with smaller numbers on the left and larger numbers on the right, as demonstrated by the sNARC effect. This effect is influenced by reading direction, with left-to-right languages (e.g., English) showing a stronger sNARC effect compared to right-to-left languages (e.g., Hebrew). However, previous research has shown the absence of SNARC in Turkish samples, despite a left-to-right reading orientation. This study explored the role of reading habits in the SNARC effect among Turkish participants (N = 50). Participants, categorized as light or heavy readers, completed a parity judgment task. Both one-sample t-tests and Bayesian analysis revealed no SNARC effect in either group. These findings suggest that reading habits alone may not explain the absence of SNARC in Turkish participants. The lack of the effect may be influenced by other factors, such as cultural differences or the specific characteristics of the Turkish language.