The developmental neural basis of parafoveal attention encoding in children during natural Chinese reading

Key Points

• The study aims to explore the neural developmental mechanisms of parafoveal attention in school-age children during natural reading in Chinese.
• Integrated magnetoencephalography, eye-tracking, and transcranial photobiomodulation to assess neural representation.
• Investigated the breadth and depth of parafoveal attention processing in relation to eye movement patterns.
• Examined the applicability of a multi-thread phase encoding model in reading, focusing on synchronization of brain oscillations.
• Identified real-time and dynamic neural representation of attention during natural reading.
• Demonstrated significant links between parafoveal attention depth and reading abilities.
• Validated the intervention effects of photobiomodulation on enhancing attention depth and reading competence.