Cripping the “Delay”: Multilingualism-related consequences of re-labeling language deprivation systems

E Koulidobrova, DC Pichler - Frontiers in Communication, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The human capacity for communication is both stunningly innovative and resilient. These
points are illustrated most effectively by the literature on homesign systems created by deaf …

Moving from bilingual traits to states: Understanding cognition and language processing through moment-to-moment variation

LK Salig, JR Valdés Kroff, LR Slevc… - Neurobiology of …, 2021 - direct.mit.edu
The study of how bilingualism is linked to cognitive processing, including executive
functioning, has historically focused on comparing bilinguals to monolinguals across a …

Dynamic effects of bilingualism on brain structure map onto general principles of experience-based neuroplasticity

M Korenar, J Treffers-Daller, C Pliatsikas - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Bilingualism has been linked to structural adaptations of subcortical brain regions that are
important for controlling multiple languages. However, research on the location and extent of …

Explaining individual differences in executive functions performance in multilinguals: The impact of code-switching and alternating between multicultural identity styles

J Treffers-Daller, Z Ongun, J Hofweber… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
This study sheds new light on the relative impact of switching between languages and
switching between cultures on Executive Functions (EFs) in bilinguals. Several studies have …

Examining language switching and cognitive control through the adaptive control hypothesis

G Lai, BA O'Brien - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Increasing evidence suggests that language switching is a distinct form of bilingual
language control that engages cognitive control. The most relevant and widely discussed …

Predictions about the cognitive consequences of language switching on executive functioning inspired by the adaptive control hypothesis fail more often than not

KR Paap, L Mason, R Anders-Jefferson - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The adaptive control hypothesis developed by Green and Abutalebi is the most influential
theory of bilingual language control. The focus of this article is on the predictions that other …

The effects of habitual code-switching in bilingual language production on cognitive control

X Han, W Li, R Filippi - Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2022 - cambridge.org
This study explored how bilingual code-switching habits affect cognitive shifting and
inhibition. Habitual code-switching from 31 Mandarin–English bilingual adults were …

Experimentally induced language modes and regular code-switching habits boost bilinguals' executive performance: Evidence from a within-subject paradigm

J Hofweber, T Marinis, J Treffers-Daller - Frontiers in Psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Bilingualism may modulate executive functions (EFs), but the mechanisms underlying this
phenomenon are poorly understood. In this study, we investigated two potential sources of …

Bilingual language entropy influences executive functions through functional connectivity and signal variability

X Li, KK Ng, JJY Wong, JW Lee, JH Zhou, WQ Yow - Brain and language, 2021 - Elsevier
How bilinguals' experience in managing multiple languages in different communicative
contexts influences the cognitive and neural aspects of executive functions remains unclear …

The role of cognitive control in bilingual language comprehension: An event-related potential study of dense code-switching sentences

S Jiang, L Ma, B Chen - Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2024 - cambridge.org
This study investigated the engagement of domain-general cognitive control during the
comprehension of dense code-switching sentences. Stimulus-locked event-related …