Learning to read a second language establishes a parallel L2 representation alongside the native one in the VWFA

Learning to read a second language requires the brain to incorporate a new writing system into an already established native-language reading network, yet how this process reshapes the Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) remains poorly understood.

Learning to read a second language requires the brain to incorporate a new writing system into an already established native-language reading network, yet how this process reshapes the Visual Word Form Area (VWFA) remains poorly understood. Using fMRI with a passive viewing…