In-text Citations for a Research Paper in APA The human brain is a constant area of interest for scientists across disciplines. One area of study is the relationship between reading and brain activity. There are many ways to examine how the brain is affected by the act of reading. In one study, the resting brain activity of participants is monitored over a three week period during which each participant reads one novel (Berns, Blaine, Prietula & Pye, 2013). While some studies address the relationship between brain function and reading in adults, there are many other studies that investigate the relationship between reading and brain development in children. The argument could be made that understanding this relationship in children, whose brains continue to develop, is even more important. Not only will studies that connect reading and brain activity help us learn more about the brain, but it will also make it possible for educators to “put into practice layered curriculums developed through brain-based research” (Kiedinger 2011). In other studies focused on the brain, scientists are able to determine how learning disabilities such as Dyslexia affect different parts of the brain. This information is then used to develop treatments and new strategies for educating children with Dyslexia (Brier, et al. 2003). The most successful studies, according to Blachman (1994), have proven to be those that take place over a long period of time, following students as they progress through several grades. This allows researchers to track individual developments alongside curriculum benchmarks and the progress of other students. Reference List Citations for a Research Paper in APA Berns, G.S., Blaine, K., Prietula, M.J., & Pye, B.E. (2013). Short- and Long-Term Effects of a Novel on Connectivity in the Brain. Brain Connect, 1 (3), 590-600. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1089/brain.2013.0166 Blachman , B. A. (1994). What we have learned from longitudinal studies of phonological processing and reading, and some unanswered questions. Journal of Learning Disabilities, 27 (5), 287. Breier, J. I., Simos, P. G., Fletcher, J. M., Castillo, E. M., Zhang, W., & Papanicolaou, A. C. (2003). Abnormal Activation of Temporoparietal Language Areas during Phonetic Analysis in Children with Dyslexia. Neuropsychology, 17(4), 610-621. DOI: 10.1037/0894-4105.17.4.610 Kiedinger, Rhonda. (2011). Brain-based Learning and its Effects on Reading Outcome In Elementary Aged Students. (Master’s Thesis). University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin. Krafnick, A. J., Flowers, D. L., Napoliello, E. M., and Eden, G. F. (2011). Gray matter volume changes following reading intervention in dyslexic children. NeuroImage, 57 (3), 733-741. Meyler, A., Keller, T. A., Cherkassky, V. L., Gabrieli, J. D. E., Just, M. A. (2008). Modifying the brain activation of poor readers during sentence comprehension with extended remedial instruction: A longitudinal study of neuroplasticity. Neuropsychologia, 46 (10), 2580-2592.