Evidence that ageing yields improvements as well as declines across attention and executive functions
J Veríssimo, P Verhaeghen, N Goldman… - Nature Human …, 2022 - nature.com
Many but not all cognitive abilities decline during ageing. Some even improve due to lifelong
experience. The critical capacities of attention and executive functions have been widely …
experience. The critical capacities of attention and executive functions have been widely …
Cortical mapping in multilinguals undergoing awake brain surgery for brain tumors: Illustrative cases and systematic review
JSG Pascual, KJO Khu, YP Starreveld - Neuropsychologia, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Awake brain mapping in multilingual patients with brain tumors presents unique
challenges to the neurosurgeon. Knowledge of potential eloquent sites is vital to preserve …
challenges to the neurosurgeon. Knowledge of potential eloquent sites is vital to preserve …
Learning and processing multiple languages: The more the easier?
J Festman - Language Learning, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
This review scrutinizes the evidence concerning the factors that affect the ease with which
multilinguals learn additional languages. First, I focus on language learning experiences …
multilinguals learn additional languages. First, I focus on language learning experiences …
The effect of bilingualism on brain development from early childhood to young adulthood
Bilingualism affects the structure of the brain in adults, as evidenced by experience-
dependent grey and white matter changes in brain structures implicated in language …
dependent grey and white matter changes in brain structures implicated in language …
Does language distance modulate the contribution of bilingualism to cognitive reserve in seniors? A systematic review
MT Carthery-Goulart, AJ Privitera… - American Journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
We report a systematic review and exploratory meta-regression investigating the hypothesis
that the effects of bilingualism on cognitive reserve are modulated by the distance between …
that the effects of bilingualism on cognitive reserve are modulated by the distance between …
The effects of bilingualism on hippocampal volume in ageing bilinguals
Long-term management of more than one language has been argued to contribute to
changes in brain and cognition. This has been particularly well documented in older age …
changes in brain and cognition. This has been particularly well documented in older age …
The case for measuring and reporting bilingualism in developmental research
Many children around the world grow up bilingual, learning and using two or more
languages in everyday life. Currently, however, children's language backgrounds are not …
languages in everyday life. Currently, however, children's language backgrounds are not …
Predicting multilingual effects on executive function and individual connectomes in children: An ABCD study
While there is a substantial amount of work studying multilingualism's effect on cognitive
functions, little is known about how the multilingual experience modulates the brain as a …
functions, little is known about how the multilingual experience modulates the brain as a …
[HTML][HTML] What you learn & when you learn it: Impact of early bilingual & music experience on the structural characteristics of auditory-motor pathways
Music and language engage the dorsal auditory pathway, linked by the arcuate fasciculus
(AF). Sustained practice in these activities can modify brain structure, depending on length …
(AF). Sustained practice in these activities can modify brain structure, depending on length …
Subcortical restructuring as a function of multilingualism: Insights from monolinguals, bilinguals, trilinguals and quadrilinguals
Subcortical structures implicated in language control and processing adapt structurally with
increasing language experience. However, the adaptation patterns across different …
increasing language experience. However, the adaptation patterns across different …