Publications

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2026

Unique longitudinal contributions of sulcal interruptions to reading acquisition in children

Bouhali, F., Dubois, J., Hoeft, F., & Weiner, K. S.

bioRxiv, October 2026

Caregiver perceptions of online peer mentoring for youth with learning differences

Mercier, A., Paquette, B., Hoeft, F., & Richter, C. G.

Scientific Reports, 16:17512, June 2026

Keywords: Online mentoring, Peer mentoring, Specific learning disorder, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Mental health

Audiovisual integration in reading among school-aged children: Evidence from combined fMRI and EEG

Ren, J., Wang, H., Landi, N., Joanisse, M. F., Gracco, V., Kleinman, D., Mahaffy, K., Bajracharya, A., Hancock, R., Pugh, K., & Hoeft, F.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 79:101729, April 2026

Keywords: Audiovisual integration, Reading development, Multimodal, FMRI, EEG

Event-related potentials in the "Triangle" framework of reading and developmental dyslexia: a systematic review

Clement-Lam, S. S., Lasnick, O., Kinnie, B., Mitra, A., Lyon, C., Kearns, D., & Hoeft, F.

Annals of dyslexia, 76(1):156–205. April 2026

Keywords: Developmental dyslexia, Event-related potentials (ERPs), Orthography, Phonology, Reading, Semantics

Intergenerational transmission of the structure of the auditory cortex and reading skills

Kepinska, O., Bouhali, F., Degano, G., Berthele, R., Tanaka, H., Hoeft, F., & Golestani, N.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 79:101702, March 2026

Keywords: Auditory cortex, Intergenerational neuroimaging, Reading, Heschl's gyrus, Brain structure

Modeling differences in neurodevelopmental maturity of the reading network using support vector regression on functional connectivity data

Lasnick, O. H. M., Luo, J., Kinnie, B., Kamal, S., Low, S., Marrouch, N., & Hoeft, F.

Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 79:101716, March 2026

Keywords: Brain-age, Support vector regression (SVR), Maturation, Dyslexia

White Matter Diffusivity Predicts Change in Sight Word Reading Following Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation to the Left Temporal Parietal Junction

Arrington, C. N., Bledniak, E., Kinnie, B., Farkas, E., Morris, R., & Hoeft, F.

Neurobiology of Language, 7, February 2026

Keywords: Neuromodulation, reading efficiency, transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), word reading

Functional Connectivity Fingerprints of Emerging Reading Skill in the First Months of Schooling

Marks, R. A., Bouhali, F., Sun, X., Caballero, J. F., Kepinska, O., Uchikoshi, Y., Beltz, A., Kovelman, I., & Hoeft, F.

Developmental Science, 29(2),e70142, February 2026

Keywords: fMRI, Functional connectivity, Individual differences, Learning, Literacy, Reading development

Impact of COVID-19 School Closures on White Matter Plasticity in the Reading Network

Blockmans, L., Hoeft, F., Wouters, J., Ghesquière, P., & Vandermosten, M.

Neurobiology of Language, 6, January 2026

Keywords: COVID-19 school closures, diffusion MRI, neural reading network, phonological awareness, pre-reading

2025

Intergenerational transmission of the structure of the auditory cortex and reading skills

Kepinska, O., Bouhali, F., Degano, G., Berthele, R., Tanaka, H., Hoeft, F., & Golestani, N.

bioRxiv, December 2025

Human neural correlates of emotional well-being (EWB): A preliminary systematic review and meta-analysis of MRI studies based on a recent consensus definition

Luo, J., Lay, C. M., Richter, C. G., Turnbull, A., Richlan, F., Park, C. L., & Hoeft, F.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 19:1669164, November 2025

Keywords: Emotional well-being (EWB), systematic review, meta-analysis, MRI, fMRI, incentive and reward processing, social cognition, interoceptive awareness

Correction: Language combinations of multilinguals are reflected in their first-language knowledge and processing

Kepinska, O., Caballero, J., Oliver, M., Marks, R. A., Haft, S. L., Zekelman, L., Kovelman, I., Uchikoshi, Y., & Hoeft, F.

Scientific Reports, 15:32594, September 2025

Neurophysiological Differences in Auditory Threat Processing in Young Children Exposed to Intimate Partner Violence: a Pilot Study

Goldstein, B. L., Arciero, O., Santos, S., Grasso, D. J., Eigsti, I., Hoeft, F., Williams, C. J., Mohan, A., Mohler, E., McCarthy, K. J., & Briggs‐Gowan, M. J.

Developmental Psychobiology, 67(3):e70045, May 2025

Keywords: auditory, children, ERP, intimate partner violence, PTSD, P3, threat processing

2024

Online peer mentoring for youth with learning differences

Mercier, A., Paquette, B., Hoeft, F., & Richter, C. G.

Research Square, October 2024

Keywords: online mentoring, peer mentoring, specific learning disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mental health

Perinatal influences on academic achievement and the developing brain: a scoping systematic review

Schneider, D., Bouhali, F., Richter, C. G., Costache, R., Costache, C., Kirchhoffer, K., Sheth, V., MacDonald, I., & Hoeft, F.

Frontiers in Psychology, 15:1352241, June 2024

Keywords: academic achievement, fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), mathematics, neurodevelopment, neuroimaging, perinatal insults, prematurity, reading

Stress, resilience, and emotional well-being in children and adolescents with specific learning disabilities

Stein, B., Hoeft, F., & Richter, C. G.

Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, 58:101410, May 2024

Keywords: specific learning disabilities, stress, resilience, emotional well–being, neurodiversity, strengths–based perspective

Brain imaging studies of emotional well-being: a scoping review

Richter, C. G., Li, C. M., Turnbull, A., Haft, S. L., Schneider, D., Luo, J., Lima, D. P., Lin, F. V., Davidson, R. J., & Hoeft, F.

Frontiers in Psychology, 14:1328523, January 2024

Keywords: emotional well-being, neuroimaging, scoping review, positive affect, life satisfaction, sense of meaning, goal pursuit

Sensory temporal sampling in time: an integrated model of the TSF and neural noise hypothesis as an etiological pathway for dyslexia

Lasnick, O.H.M., Hoeft F.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17:1294941, January 2024

Keywords: developmental dyslexia, reading disorder, neural noise hypothesis, temporal sampling, TSF, neural oscillations, entrainment

2023

Left-dominance for resting-state temporal low-gamma power in children with impaired word-decoding and without comorbid ADHD

Lasnick, O. H. M., Hancock, R., & Hoeft, F.

Plos One, 18(12):e0292330, December 2023

Will You Read How I Will Read? Naturalistic fMRI Predictors of Emergent Reading

Wat, E. K., Jangraw, D. C., Finn, E. S., Bandettini, P. A., Preston, J. L., Landi, N., Hoeft, F., Frost, S. J., Lau, A., Chen, G., Pugh, K. R., & Molfese, P. J.

Neuropsychologia, 193:108763, December 2023

Keywords: fMRI, naturalistic, reading, emergent reading, development

Inter-Subject Correlation During Long Narratives Reveals Widespread Neural Correlates of Reading Ability

Jangraw, D. C., Finn, E. S., Bandettini, P. A., Landi, N., Sun, H., Hoeft, F., Chen, G., Pugh, K. R., & Molfese, P. J.

NeuroImage, 282:120390, September 2023

Keywords: fMRI, naturalistic, reading, narrative, inter-subject correlation

Better together: novel methods for measuring and modeling development of executive function diversity while accounting for unity

Younger, J. W., O’Laughlin, K. D., Anguera, J. A., Bunge, S. A., Ferrer, E. E., Hoeft, F., McCandliss, B. D., Mishra, J., Rosenberg-Lee, M., Gazzaley, A., & Uncapher, M. R.

Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 17:1195013, July 2023

Keywords: executive function, in-school assessment, network modeling, middle childhood, digital assessment

2022

Development of an Abbreviated Adult Reading History Questionnaire (ARHQ-Brief) Using a Machine Learning Approach

Feng L, Hancock R, Watson C, Bogley R, Miller Z, Gorno-Tempini ML, Briggs-Gowan MJ, Hoeft F.

J Learn Disabil, 55(5):427-42, September 2022

Keywords: dyslexia, reading disorder, Adult Reading History Questionnaire, reading ability, adults and children

Morphological awareness and its role in early word reading in English monolinguals, Spanish-English, and Chinese-English simultaneous bilinguals.

Marks, R. A., Labotka, D., Sun, X., Nickerson, N., Zhang, K., Eggleston, R. L., Yu, C.-L., Uchikoshi, Y., Hoeft, F., & Kovelman, I.

Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 26:268-283, August 2022

Keywords: Morphological awareness, word reading, literacy development, bilingualism, bilingual transfer

The Importance of Family History in Dyslexia

Lasnick, O., Feng, J., Quirion, A., Hart, S., Hoeft, F.

Read Leag J., 3(2):35-42, June 2022

A Systematic Review of the Consequences of Stigma and Stereotype Threat for Individuals With Specific Learning Disabilities

Haft, S. L., Greiner De Magalhães, C., & Hoeft, F.

Journal of Learning Disabilities, 56(3):193-209, May 2023

Keywords: psychosocial issues, learning disability, mental health

Researcher-practitioner partnerships and in-school laboratories facilitate translational research in reading.

Landi, N., Kleinman, D., Agrawal, V., Ashton, G., Coyne‐Green, A., Roberts, P., Blair, N., Russell, J., Stutzman, A., Scorrano, D., Frazier, N., Pugh, K. R., & Hoeft, F.

Journal of Research in Reading, 45(3):367-384, April 2022

Keywords: reading intervention, reading disability, EEG, ERP, neuroscience, translational research

2021

Development of thalamus mediates paternal age effect on offspring reading: A preliminary investigation

Xia Z, Wang C**, Hancock R, Vandermosten M, Hoeft F.

Human Brain Mapping, 42(14):4580-96, October 2021

Keywords: Early literacy, generation & genetics, identification, neuroimaging

Auditory processing of non-speech stimuli by children in dual-language immersion programs

Jones C, Collin E, Kepinska O, Hancock R, Caballero J, Zekelman L, Vandermosten M, Hoeft F.

Frontiers in Psychology, 12:687651, October 2021

Keywords: Language development, frequency modulation, rise time, Bilingual, multilingual, phonological awareness, temporal, dynamic

Decoding the role of the cerebellum in the early stages of reading acquisition

Li, H, Kepinska, O, Caballero, JN, Zekelman, L, Marks, RA, Uchikoshi, Y, Kovelman L, Hoeft F.

Cortex, 141:262-79, August 2021

Keywords: cerebellum, reading, longitudinal, beginning readers, division of labor

Functional and morphological correlates of developmental dyslexia: a multimodal investigation of the ventral occipitotemporal cortex

Borghesani, V., Wang, C., Watson, C., Bouhali, F., Caverzasi, E., Battistella, G., Bogley, R., Yabut, N. A., Deleon, J., Miller, Z. A., Hoeft, F., Mandelli, M. L., & Gorno‐Tempini, M. L.

J Neuroimaging, 31(5):962-72, June 2021

Keywords: developmental dyslexia, functional MRI, diffusion MRI, neurite morphology, occipitotemporal cortex

The Haskins Pediatric Atlas: An MRI-Based Pediatric Template and Atlas

Molfese PJ, Glen D, Mesite L, Cox RW, Hoeft F, Frost SJ, Mencl WE, Pugh K, Bandettini PA.

Pediatr Radiol, 51(4):628-639, April 2021

Keywords: atlas, brain, children, development, MRI, spatial transformation

Correction to: The Haskins pediatric atlas: a magnetic-resonance-imaging-based pediatric template and atlas

Molfese, P. J., Glen, D., Mesite, L., Cox, R. W., Hoeft, F., Frost, S. J., Mencl, W. E., Pugh, K. R., & Bandettini, P. A.

Pediatric Radiology, 51:671-672, January 2021

Enhanced visceromotor emotional reactivity in dyslexia and its relation to salience network connectivity.

Sturm VE, Roy ARK, Datta S, Wang C, Sible IJ, Holley SR, Watson C, Palser ER, Morris NA, Battistella G, Rah E, Meyer M, Pakvasa M, Mandelli ML, Deleon J, Hoeft F, Caverzasi E, Miller ZA, Shapiro KA, Hendren R, Miller BL, Gorno-Tempini ML.

Cortex, 134:278-95, January 2021

Keywords: reading, development, emotion generation, autonomic nervous system, laterality

2020

The influence of intergenerational transfer of white matter tracts on early reading development (under review in Scientific Reports)

Vandermosten M, Schevenels K, Economou M, Hoeft F.

bioRxiv, October 2020

Keywords: Dyslexia, specific learning disability, early literacy, generation & genetics, identification, neuroimaging

Hair cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone concentrations: Associations with executive function in early childhood

Hennessey EP, Kepinska O, Haft SL, Chan M, Sunshine I, Jones C, Hancock R, Hoeft F.

Biol Psychol, 155:107946, September 2020

Keywords: cortisol; dehydroepiandrosterone; children; executive function; chronic stress

2019

Spoken language proficiency predicts print-speech convergence in beginning readers

Marks RA, Kovelman I, Kepinska O, Oliver M, Xia Z, Haft SL, Zekelman L, Duong P, Uchikoshi Y, Hancock R, Hoeft F.

Neuroimage, 201:116021, November 2019

Keywords: reading acquisition, child language, brain development, fMRI

Impact of mentoring on socio-emotional and mental health outcomes of youth with learning disabilities and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Haft SL, Chen T, Leblanc C, Tencza F, Hoeft F.

Child Adolesc Ment Health, 24(4):318-328, November 2019

Keywords: Dyslexia, emotional well-being, resilience

Anxiety and attentional bias in children with specific learning disorders

Haft SL, Duong PH, Ho TC, Hendren RL, Hoeft F.

J Abnorm Child Psychol, 47(3):487-497, March 2019

Keywords: Dyslexia, emotional well-being, dyscalculia

2018

Neurochemistry predicts convergence of written and spoken language: A proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy study of cross-modal language integration

Del Tufo SN, Frost SJ, Hoeft F, Cutting LE, Molfese PJ, Mason GF, Rothman DL, Fulbright RK, Pugh KR.

Front Psychol, 9:1507, September 2018

Keywords: magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), reading, multisensory, cross-modal, reading disability (RD), developmental dyslexia

Brain basis of cognitive resilience: Prefrontal cortex predicts better reading comprehension in relation to decoding

Patael S, Farris EA, Black JM, Hancock R, Gabrieli JDE, Cutting L, Hoeft F.

PLoS One, 13(6):e0198791, June 2018

Keywords: Early literacy, executive functioning, neuroimaging, resilience

Individual differences in reading skill are related to trial-by-trial neural activation variability in the reading network

Malins JG, Pugh KR, Buis B, Frost SJ, Hoeft F, Landi N, Mencl WE, Kurian A, Staples R, Molfese PJ, Sevcik R, Morris R.

J Neurosci, 38(12):2981-2989, March 2018

Keywords: β series, BOLD variability, event-related fMRI, individual differences, reading disability, trial-by-trial variability

2017

Neural Noise Hypothesis of Developmental Dyslexia: (Trends in Cognitive Sciences 21, 434-448, 2017)

Hancock R, Pugh KR, Hoeft F.

Trends Cogn Sci (TiCS), 21(11):909, November 2017

Keywords: Dyslexia, neuroimaging

The neural noise hypothesis of developmental dyslexia

Hancock R, Pugh KR, Hoeft F.

Trends Cogn Sci (TiCS), 21(6):434-448, June 2017

Keywords: Dyslexia, neuroimaging

Possible roles for fronto-striatal circuits in reading disorder

Hancock R, Richlan F, Hoeft F.

Neurosci Biobehav Rev, 72:243-260, Janurary 2017

Keywords: Dyslexia; compensation; implicit learning; articulation

2016

Shared temporoparietal dysfunction in dyslexia and typical readers with discrepantly high IQ

Hancock R, Gabrieli JDE, Hoeft F.

Trends Neurosci Educ, 5(4):173-177, December 2016

Keywords: Dyslexia, neuroimaging, academic achievement

Intergenerational Neuroimaging of Human Brain Circuitry

Ho TC, Sanders SJ, Gotlib IH, Hoeft F.

Trends Neuroscience (TiNS), 39(10):644-648, October 2016

Keywords: imaging genetics, neuroimaging, intergenerational transmission, mega-analysis, cross-fostering

Individual Differences in Adult Reading Are Associated with Left Temporo-parietal to Dorsal Striatal Functional Connectivity

Achal S, Hoeft F, Bray S.

Cerebral Cortex, 26(10):4069-4081, October 2016

Keywords: caudate, functional connectivity, reading, temporo-parietal junction

Socio-emotional and cognitive resilience in children with reading disabilities

Haft SL, Myers CA, Hoeft F.

Curr Opin Behav Sci, 10:133-141, August 2016

Keywords: Dyslexia, emotional well-being, resilience

Integrating MRI brain imaging studies of pre-reading children with current theories of developmental dyslexia: A review and quantitative meta-analysis

Vandermosten M, Hoeft F, Norton ES.

Curr Opin Behav Sci, 10:155-161, August 2016

Keywords: Dyslexia, early literacy, neuroimaging, MRI

The matter of motivation: Striatal resting-state connectivity is dissociable between grit and growth mindset

Myers CA, Wang C, Black JM, Bugescu N, Hoeft F.

Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci, 11(10):1521-7, May 2016

Keywords: resting-state fMRI; grit; growth mindset; character education; functional connectivity

Female-specific intergenerational transmission patterns in the human corticolimbic system

Yamagata B, Black JM, Gimenez P, Mimura M, Yang TT, Reiss AL, Hoeft F.

J Neurosci, 36(4):1254-60, January 2016

Keywords: anxiety disorder; MRI; intergenerational imaging

Print-speech Convergence predicts future reading outcomes in early Readers

Preston JL, Molfese PJ, Frost SJ, Mencl WE, Fulbright RK, Hoeft F, Landi N, Shankweiler D, Pugh KR.

Psychol Sci, 27(1):75-84, January 2016

Keywords: reading, cognitive neuroscience, neuroimaging, language, literacy

2015

A universal brain signature of proficient reading: Evidence from four contrasting languages

Rueckl JG, Paz-Alonso PM, Molfese PJ, Kuod W-J, Bick A, Frost SJ, Hancock R, Wu DH, Mencl WE, Duñabeitia JA, Lee J-R, Oliver M, Zevin JD, Hoeft F, Carreiras M, Tzeng OJ-L, Pugh KR, Frost R.

PNAS, 112(50):15510-5, December 2015

Keywords: Literacy, neuroimaging

2014

White matter morphometric changes uniquely predict children’s reading acquisition

Myers, C.A., Vandermosten, M., Farris, E.A., Hancock, R., Gimenez, P., Black, J.M., Casto, B., Drahos, M., Tumber, M., Hendren, R.L., Hulme, C., and Hoeft, F. 

Psychol Sci, 25(10):1870-1883, October 2014

Keywords: Dyslexia, early literacy, neuroimaging

Glutamate and choline levels predict individual differences in reading ability in emergent readers

Pugh, K., Frost, S.J., Rothman, D.L., Hoeft, F., Del Tufo, S.N., Mason, G.F., Molfese, P., Mencl, W.E., Grigorenko, E.L., Landi, N., Preston, J.L., Jacobsen, L.K., Seidenberg, M.S., and Fulbright, R.K. 

J Neurosci, 34(11):4082-4089, March 2014

Keywords: decoding; individual differences; MRS; phonological processing; reading; reading disability

Influence of the X-chromosome on neuroanatomy: evidence from Turner and Klinefelter syndromes

Hong, D., Hoeft, F., Marzelli, M., Lepage, J-F., Roeltgen, D., Ross, J., and Reiss A.L. 

J Neurosci, 34(10):3509-16, March 2014

Keywords: Klinefelter syndrome, neuroimaging, sex chromosome, Turner syndrome

2013

Default mode network connectivity distinguishes chemotherapy-treated breast cancer survivors from controls

Kesler, S.R., Wefel, J.S., Hosseini, S.M.H., Cheung, M., Watson, C.L., and Hoeft, F. 

PNAS, 110(28):11600-5, July 2013

Keywords: fMRI, chemotherapy, neuroimaging

2012

Functional brain basis of hypnotizability

Hoeft F, Gabrieli JD, Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Haas BW, Bammer R, Menon V, Spiegel D.

Arch Gen Psychiatry, 69(10):1064-72, October 2012

Keywords: hypnosis, hypnotizability, fMRI, resting-state functional connectivity, dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), salience network

GAT: a graph-theoretical analysis toolbox for analyzing between-group differences in large-scale structural and functional brain networks

Hosseini SM, Hoeft F, Kesler SR

PLoS One, 7(7), July 2012

Keywords: Neuroimaging, graph theory, brain networks, connectivity

2011

The brain basis of the phonological deficit in dyslexia is independent of IQ

Tanaka H, Black JM, Hulme C, Stanley LM, Kesler SR, Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Reiss AL, Gabrieli JD, Hoeft F.

Psychol Sci, 22(11):1442-51, November 2011

Keywords: academic achievement, aptitude measures, dyslexia, neuroimaging, reading

Neuroanatomical phenotype of Klinefelter syndrome in childhood: a voxel-based morphometry study

Bryant DM, Hoeft F, Lai S, Lackey J, Roeltgen D, Ross J, Reiss AL.

J Neurosci, 31(18):6654-60, May 2011

Keywords: Generation & genetics, neuroimaging

Neural systems predicting long-term outcome in dyslexia

Hoeft F, McCandliss BD, Black JM, Gantman A, Zakerani N, Hulme C, Lyytinen H, Whitfield-Gabrieli S, Glover GH, Reiss AL, Gabrieli JD.

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A (PNAS), 108(1):361-6, January 2011

Keywords: Generation & genetics, dyslexia, early literacy, neuroimaging