Neuroplasticity of the bilingual brain: Cognitive control and reserve

Neuroplasticity of the bilingual brain: Cognitive control and reserve

The impacts of bilingualism upon the human brain, specifically in terms of the neuroplastic and neurofunctional changes upon general cognitive functions and on cognitive decline, are currently attracting much attention not only from the neuroscience and psycholinguistic communities but also from the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Applied psycholinguistics 2014-09, Vol.35 (5), p.895-899
Hauptverfasser: Abutalebi, Jubin, Rietbergen, Marpessa J.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
African Languages
Bilingualism
Brain
Cognition
Cognitive ability
Commentaries
Language Processing
Monolingualism
Multilingualism
Nervous system
Neurology
Plasticity
Psycholinguistics
Sociolinguistics
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Zusammenfassung:The impacts of bilingualism upon the human brain, specifically in terms of the neuroplastic and neurofunctional changes upon general cognitive functions and on cognitive decline, are currently attracting much attention not only from the neuroscience and psycholinguistic communities but also from the general public. Researchers are especially focused on the putative protective effects of bilingualism upon cognitive decline.
ISSN:0142-7164
1469-1817
DOI:10.1017/S0142716414000186