The brain has an extraordinary ability to functionally and physically change or reconfigure its
structure in response to environmental stimulus, cognitive demand, or behavioral …

Foreign language (FL) aptitude generally refers to a specific talent for learning a foreign or
second language (L2). After experiencing a long period of marginalized interest, FL aptitude …

The language history questionnaire (LHQ) is an important tool for assessing the linguistic
background and language proficiency of multilinguals or second language learners …

There is currently no agreement on which factor modulates most effectively and enduringly
brain plasticity in bilingual individuals. Grouping heterogeneous linguistic profiles under a …

Intensive longitudinal data provide psychological researchers with the potential to better
understand individual-level temporal processes. While the collection of such data has …

Network science is booming! While the insights and images afforded by network mapping
techniques are compelling, implementing the techniques is often daunting to researchers …

The book investigates theories and measures of working memory in second language
learning, processing and development. Research syntheses, theoretical perspectives and …

For centuries, adults may have relied on pedagogies that promote rote memory for the
learning of foreign languages through word associations and grammar rules. This contrasts …

The commentators on our target article,(Paap, Johnson, & Sawi, 2015) nicely framed its
importance and impact: Hartsuiker (2015) observed that early reports of bilingual …

Researchers who collect multivariate time-series data across individuals must decide
whether to model the dynamic processes at the individual level or at the group level. A …