Second language use rather than second language knowledge relates to changes in white matter microstructure

N Del Maschio, S Sulpizio, M Toti, C Caprioglio… - Journal of Cultural …, 2020 - Springer
Learning and learning to regulate more than one language is shown to have an impact on
the structural connectivity of the brain in networks related to language processing and …

The effects of bilingualism on the white matter structure of the brain

C Pliatsikas, E Moschopoulou… - Proceedings of the …, 2015 - National Acad Sciences
Recent studies suggest that learning and using a second language (L2) can affect brain
structure, including the structure of white matter (WM) tracts. This observation comes from …

Redefining bilingualism as a spectrum of experiences that differentially affects brain structure and function

V DeLuca, J Rothman, E Bialystok… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Learning and using an additional language is shown to have an impact on the structure and
function of the brain, including in regions involved in cognitive control and the connections …

Structural brain changes related to bilingualism: does immersion make a difference?

M Stein, C Winkler, A Kaiser, T Dierks - Frontiers in psychology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Within the field of neuroscientific research on second language learning, considerable
attention has been devoted to functional and recently also structural changes related to …

The bilingual structural connectome: Dual-language experiential factors modulate distinct cerebral networks

D Fedeli, N Del Maschio, S Sulpizio, J Rothman… - Brain and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bilingualism is a natural laboratory for studying whether the brain's structural connectome is
influenced by different aspects of language experience. However, evidence on how distinct …

Neural signatures of second language learning and control

J Bartolotti, K Bradley, AE Hernandez, V Marian - Neuropsychologia, 2017 - Elsevier
Experience with multiple languages has unique effects on cortical structure and information
processing. Differences in gray matter density and patterns of cortical activation are …

White matter plasticity during second language learning within and across hemispheres

X Wei, TC Gunter, H Adamson… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - National Acad Sciences
Adult second language (L2) learning is a challenging enterprise inducing neuroplastic
changes in the human brain. However, it remains unclear how the structural language …

Neural correlates of cognitive processing in monolinguals and bilinguals

JG Grundy, JAE Anderson… - Annals of the new York …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Here, we review the neural correlates of cognitive control associated with bilingualism. We
demonstrate that lifelong practice managing two languages orchestrates global changes to …

[HTML][HTML] Functional activity and white matter microstructure reveal the independent effects of age of acquisition and proficiency on second-language learning

ES Nichols, MF Joanisse - NeuroImage, 2016 - Elsevier
Two key factors govern how bilingual speakers neurally maintain two languages: the
speakers' second language age of acquisition (AoA) and their subsequent proficiency …

A comparison of structural brain differences in monolingual and highly proficient multilingual speakers

L Midrigan-Ciochina, KP Vodacek… - Bilingualism …, 2024 - cambridge.org
Structural and functional brain adaptations in bilingual speakers are well documented in the
neurolinguistic literature. However, far less is known about neural changes evidenced in …