Neurolinguistics: Structure, Function, and Connectivity in the Bilingual Brain
Joint Authors
Wong, Becky
Yin, Bin
O’Brien, Beth
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-22, 22 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
22
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Advances in neuroimaging techniques and analytic methods have led to a proliferation of studies investigating the impact of bilingualism on the cognitive and brain systems in humans.
Lately, these findings have attracted much interest and debate in the field, leading to a number of recent commentaries and reviews.
Here, we contribute to the ongoing discussion by compiling and interpreting the plethora of findings that relate to the structural, functional, and connective changes in the brain that ensue from bilingualism.
In doing so, we integrate theoretical models and empirical findings from linguistics, cognitive/developmental psychology, and neuroscience to examine the following issues: (1) whether the language neural network is different for first (dominant) versus second (nondominant) language processing; (2) the effects of bilinguals’ executive functioning on the structure and function of the “universal” language neural network; (3) the differential effects of bilingualism on phonological, lexical-semantic, and syntactic aspects of language processing on the brain; and (4) the effects of age of acquisition and proficiency of the user’s second language in the bilingual brain, and how these have implications for future research in neurolinguistics.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Wong, Becky& Yin, Bin& O’Brien, Beth. 2016. Neurolinguistics: Structure, Function, and Connectivity in the Bilingual Brain. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098676
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Wong, Becky…[et al.]. Neurolinguistics: Structure, Function, and Connectivity in the Bilingual Brain. BioMed Research International No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098676
American Medical Association (AMA)
Wong, Becky& Yin, Bin& O’Brien, Beth. Neurolinguistics: Structure, Function, and Connectivity in the Bilingual Brain. BioMed Research International. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-22.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1098676
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1098676