It remains an open question how the brain adapts structurally to handle strenuous cognitive
challenges. Interpreters and translators rely on high cognitive control to regulate two …

The language task of interpreting is demanding in memory, and interpreters are assumed to
be better in short-term memory (STM) and working memory (WM) than matched bilingual …

A central question in research on the bilingual mental lexicon is how second language (L2)
learners map novel L2 word forms onto their respective meanings. For adult L2 learners …

This chapter discusses recent findings that demonstrate how variability in the linguistic
experiences of bilingual speakers and in the ability of bilingual speakers to learn from these …

In the past decade, there has been an upsurge of research on bilingualism. A theme in this
work is that the bilingual's two languages are always active, at times converging with one …

A growing body of research shows that the brain adapts functionally and structurally to
specific bilingual experiences. These brain adaptations seem related to modulations in …

Obviously, there is more to translation than just associating words in one language with
those in another. Cognitive scientific approaches to translation try to understand and explain …

I begin with some personal history that illuminates my background and my interest in the
questions posed in this article's title (What cognitive processes are likely to be exercised by …

Although the question of whether and how bilingualism affects executive functions has been
extensively debated, less attention has been paid to the cognitive abilities of speakers of …

Approximately half the worldLs population can speak more than one language. In this
selective review, we consider whether there is an advantage to bilingualism and whether the …