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Kelly J. Hiersche

Neuroscience · The Ohio State University

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Early career · publishing since 2020Rising activity
Neurobiology of Language and BilingualismDementia and Cognitive Impairment ResearchFunctional Brain Connectivity StudiesAdvanced MRI Techniques and ApplicationsFace Recognition and Perception

Publications

37

Citations

84

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

7

Publishing since 2020

Research summary
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Kelly J. Hiersche studies how the brain develops specialized regions for language, reading, and social cognition (like understanding others' thoughts, known as 'theory of mind'), using brain imaging (fMRI) in children and adults. A major focus is how areas like the visual word form area (a brain region involved in recognizing written words) and the superior temporal lobe change as children learn to read and develop language and social reasoning skills. This work combines developmental cognitive neuroscience with detailed, individual-level brain imaging analysis.

Developmental cognitive neuroscienceReading and literacy brain networksFunctional brain imaging (fMRI)Language and theory-of-mind developmentVisual word and object recognition areas

Publication output was minimal before 2021 but has grown substantially since 2022, with a peak around 2023 and continued steady output through 2025-2026.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 7.0/year recently
1718192020: 1 publication202021: 1 publication212022: 4 publications222023: 10 publications10232024: 8 publications242025: 8 publications252026: 5 publications26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Vision×6
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×6
  • Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society×5
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)×2
  • Human Brain Mapping×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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