A neural interactive location for multilingual talent

Rosa, Pasquale Anthony Della; Videsott, Gerda; Borsa, Virginia Maria; Canini, Matteo; Weekes, Brendan S.; Franceschini, Rita; Abutalebi, Jubin

doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2012.12.001

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“…Subsequent studies replicated their results and confirmed that bilinguals had greater GM density than monolinguals in the temporoparietal cortex, such as inferior parietal lobule (IPL) and the posterior supramarginal gyrus (SMG) [58,61]. In addition, Abutalebi's team found young bilinguals had GM advantage over monolinguals in ACC through Flanker task [62], and in left putamen through a picture naming task [63].…”

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The Impact of L2 Learning on Cognitive Aging

Cheng

Deng

et al. 2015

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It has become a multidisciplinary research area to overcome cognitive decline caused by aging. Many factors can affect cognitive aging and the influence of second language learning (L2 learning) cannot be ignored. The recent decade has witnessed much pathological, behavior and neuroimaging research that L2 experience may help maintain the cognitive function in the elderly, resist cognitive decline, and even delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This work is to review available literature concerned and elucidate the neural mechanisms under which L2 learning (training) may modify or sculpt the brain from perspectives

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The Impact of L2 Learning on Cognitive Aging

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“…To this aim, we created and tested two different experimental settings in terms of response layout; specifically, two identical versions of an experimentally validated attentional task (i.e., ANT; [22, 23]), differing only in terms of response modality were implemented: one version of the task required subjects to give a response with a mouse device while the other one by using a touch screen. This was made in order to directly compare the testing efficacy of a psychological test (in our case the evaluation of executive function) when administered by a touch-screen device with respect to a more conventional mouse-control PC.…”

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“…(b) An example of, spatially cued, incongruent trial is presented; stimuli timings and interstimulus interval of this customized version of the task are provided below each stimulus (adapted from [23]).…”

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Computerized Neuropsychological Assessment in Aging: Testing Efficacy and Clinical Ecology of Different Interfaces

Canini

Battista

Rosa

et al. 2014

Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine

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Digital technologies have opened new opportunities for psychological testing, allowing new computerized testing tools to be developed and/or paper and pencil testing tools to be translated to new computerized devices. The question that rises is whether these implementations may introduce some technology-specific effects to be considered in neuropsychological evaluations. Two core aspects have been investigated in this work: the efficacy of tests and the clinical ecology of their administration (the ability to measure real-world test performance), specifically (1) the testing efficacy of a computerized test when response to stimuli is measured using a touch-screen compared to a conventional mouse-control response device; (2) the testing efficacy of a computerized test with respect to different input modalities (visual versus verbal); and (3) the ecology of two computerized assessment modalities (touch-screen and mouse-control), including preference measurements of participants. Our results suggest that (1) touch-screen devices are suitable for administering experimental tasks requiring precise timings for detection, (2) intrinsic nature of neuropsychological tests should always be respected in terms of stimuli presentation when translated to new digitalized environment, and (3) touch-screen devices result in ecological instruments being proposed for the computerized administration of neuropsychological tests with a high level of preference from elderly people.

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“…Numerous studies have examined the interaction between bilingualism and cognitive control using different methodologies and paradigms [1–11]. Juggling two or more languages makes our brain more flexible [10].…”

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Bilingual Language Control and General Purpose Cognitive Control among Individuals with Bilingual Aphasia: Evidence Based on Negative Priming and Flanker Tasks

Dash

Kar

2014

Behavioural Neurology

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Background. Bilingualism results in an added advantage with respect to cognitive control. The interaction between bilingual language control and general purpose cognitive control systems can also be understood by studying executive control among individuals with bilingual aphasia. Objectives. The current study examined the subcomponents of cognitive control in bilingual aphasia. A case study approach was used to investigate whether cognitive control and language control are two separate systems and how factors related to bilingualism interact with control processes. Methods. Four individuals with bilingual aphasia performed a language background questionnaire, picture description task, and two experimental tasks (nonlinguistic negative priming task and linguistic and nonlinguistic versions of flanker task). Results. A descriptive approach was used to analyse the data using reaction time and accuracy measures. The cumulative distribution function plots were used to visualize the variations in performance across conditions. The results highlight the distinction between general purpose cognitive control and bilingual language control mechanisms. Conclusion. All participants showed predominant use of the reactive control mechanism to compensate for the limited resources system. Independent yet interactive systems for bilingual language control and general purpose cognitive control were postulated based on the experimental data derived from individuals with bilingual aphasia.

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A neural interactive location for multilingual talent

Cited by 111 publications

References 12 publications

The Impact of L2 Learning on Cognitive Aging

The Impact of L2 Learning on Cognitive Aging

Computerized Neuropsychological Assessment in Aging: Testing Efficacy and Clinical Ecology of Different Interfaces

Bilingual Language Control and General Purpose Cognitive Control among Individuals with Bilingual Aphasia: Evidence Based on Negative Priming and Flanker Tasks

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