It has been claimed that bilingual experience leads to an enhancement of cognitive control
across the lifespan, a claim that has been investigated by comparing monolingual and …

Due to the progressive aging of the population, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is becoming a
healthcare burden of epidemic proportions for which there is currently no cure …

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most frequent cause of dementia, where the abnormal
accumulation of beta-amyloid (Aβ) and tau lead to neurodegeneration as well as loss of …

Bilingualism was once thought to result in cognitive disadvantages, but research in recent
decades has demonstrated that experience with two (or more) languages confers a bilingual …

Research on the effects of bi-and multi-lingualism on brain structure has so far yielded
variable patterns. Although it cannot be disputed that learning and using additional …

Whether acquiring a second language affords any general advantages to executive function
has been a matter of fierce scientific debate for decades. If being bilingual does have …

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

Cognitive reserve is characterized by a dissociation between cognitive level and brain
structure, thereby reducing the impact of deteriorating brain structure on cognitive function …

Notwithstanding rising interest, a coherent picture of the brain's representation of two
languages has not yet been achieved. In the present meta-analysis we analysed a large …

Stuttering: Foundations and Clinical Applications, Third Edition presents a comprehensive
overview of the science and treatment of stuttering in a single text. The book offers a unique …