Neural correlates of bilingual language control during interlingual homograph processing in a logogram writing system

Hsieh, Ming Che; Jeong, Hyeonjeong; Kawata, Kelssy Hitomi dos Santos; Sasaki, Yukako; Lee, Hsun Cheng; Yokoyama, Satoru; Sugiura, Motoaki; Kawashima, Ryuta

doi:10.1016/j.bandl.2017.06.006

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“…1e2 and Tables 4 and 5). These findings are in line with previous neuroimaging studies that used interlingual homographs as stimulus materials (Hsieh et al, 2017;Van Heuven et al, 2008). It has been suggested that the involvement of inferior frontal cortex in processing interlingual homographs is particularly critical in learners of a second language with beginning to intermediate L2 proficiency (Grant et al, 2015; see also Raboyeau, Marcotte, Adrover-Roig, & Ansaldo, 2010).…”

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“…The fact that the same orthographic word form is linked to different meaning representations in a bilingual's two languages requires them to suppress activation of the link between the perceived orthographic representation and its non-target meaning in order to successfully grasp the intended, context-relevant meaning. Previous studies suggest involvement of different parts of the language control network in bilinguals' comprehension of interlingual homographs (Grant, Fang, & Li, 2015;Hsieh et al, 2017;Van Heuven et al, 2008). Here we seek to find further evidence for this involvement and test whether it is modulated by the composition of the stimulus list as a proxy for the broader language context.…”

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“…Also for words that overlap in form across languages but differ in meaning (i.e., interlingual homographs such as the Dutch-English word form RAMP meaning 'disaster' in Dutch), slower response times have sometimes been observed compared to matched control words that exist in only one of a bilingual's languages (Dijkstra, Van Jaarsveld, & Ten Brinke, 1998;Hsieh, Jeong, Dos Santos Kawata, Sasaki, Lee, et al, 2017;Van Heuven, Schriefers, Dijkstra, & Hagoort, 2008;Vanlangendonck et al, under review;Von Studnitz & Green, 2002). The fact that the same orthographic word form is linked to different meaning representations in a bilingual's two languages requires them to suppress activation of the link between the perceived orthographic representation and its non-target meaning in order to successfully grasp the intended, context-relevant meaning.…”

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Research into bilingual language production has identified a language control network that subserves control operations when bilinguals produce speech. Here we explore which brain areas are recruited for control purposes in bilingual language comprehension. In two experimental fMRI sessions, Dutch-English unbalanced bilinguals read words that differed in cross-linguistic form and meaning overlap across their two languages. The need for control operations was further manipulated by varying stimulus list composition across the two experimental sessions. We observed activation of the language control network in bilingual language comprehension as a function of both cross-linguistic form and meaning overlap and stimulus list composition. These findings suggest that the language control network is shared across bilingual language production and comprehension. We argue that activation of the language control network in language comprehension allows bilinguals to quickly and efficiently grasp the context-relevant meaning of words.

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“…In bilinguals, neural activity of the ACC (and, in particular, the left dorsal ACC/pre‐SMA complex) is typically observed during language switching and language selection tasks . and for cross‐linguistic conflict resolution . However, it is worth underlining that the ACC activity is not limited to BLC but is also found in monolinguals for conflict monitoring.…”

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Neural basis of bilingual language control

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Acquiring and speaking a second language increases demand on the processes of language control for bilingual as compared to monolingual speakers. Language control for bilingual speakers involves the ability to keep the two languages separated to avoid interference and to select one language or the other in a given conversational context. This ability is what we refer with the term "bilingual language control" (BLC). It is now well established that the architecture of this complex system of language control encompasses brain networks involving cortical and subcortical structures, each responsible for different cognitive processes such as goal maintenance, conflict monitoring, interference suppression, and selective response inhibition. Furthermore, advances have been made in determining the overlap between the BLC and the nonlinguistic executive control networks, under the hypothesis that the BLC processes are just an instantiation of a more domain-general control system. Here, we review the current knowledge about the neural basis of these control systems. Results from brain imaging studies of healthy adults and on the performance of bilingual individuals with brain damage are discussed.

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“…Compared to reading, language translation engages the dACC/SMA, left anterior insula, and bilateral striatum in high-proficiency German-English bilinguals ( Price et al, 1999 ). Single-language lexical decision tasks show that interlingual homographs, words that look alike but have different meanings in two languages, activate bilateral IFG and dACC/pre-SMA for late, high-proficiency Dutch-English bilinguals ( van Heuven et al, 2008 ) and late Chinese-Japanese L2 learners ( Hsieh et al, 2017 ). Processing interlingual homographs is challenging because the word form activates conflicting entries across language systems ( van Heuven et al, 2008 ).…”

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Cognitive Persistence and Executive Function in the Multilingual Brain During Aging

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Researchers have debated the extent to which the experience of speaking more than two languages induces long-term neuroplasticity that protects multilinguals from the adverse cognitive effects of aging. In this review, I propose a novel theory that multilingualism affects cognitive persistence, the application of effort to improve performance on challenging tasks. I review recent evidence demonstrating that the cingulo-opercular network, consisting of the bilateral inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC), supports cognitive persistence. I then show that this same network is involved in multilingual language control and changes with multilingual language experience. While both early and late multilinguals exhibit differences in the cingulo-opercular network compared to monolinguals, I find that early multilinguals have a pattern of decreased dACC activity and increased left IFG activity that may enable more efficient cognitive control, whereas late multilinguals show larger dACC responses to conflict that may be associated with higher cognitive persistence. I further demonstrate that multilingual effects on the cingulo-opercular network are present in older adults and have been implicated in the mitigation of cognitive symptoms in age-related neurodegenerative disorders. Finally, I argue that mixed results in the literature are due, in part, to the confound between cognitive persistence and ability in most executive function tasks, and I provide guidance for separating these processes in future research.

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Neural correlates of bilingual language control during interlingual homograph processing in a logogram writing system

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Activation of the language control network in bilingual visual word recognition

Activation of the language control network in bilingual visual word recognition

Neural basis of bilingual language control

Cognitive Persistence and Executive Function in the Multilingual Brain During Aging

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