Meta-analysis reveals a bilingual advantage that is dependent on task and age

AT Ware, M Kirkovski, JAG Lum - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Debate continues on whether a bilingual advantage exists with respect to executive
functioning. This report synthesized the results of 170 studies to test whether the bilingual …

The bilingual advantage debate: Quantity and quality of the evidence

K Paap - The handbook of the neuroscience of multilingualism, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The bilingual advantage hypothesis is difficult to test for many reasons and one is the
complexity of the executive functioning (EF) construct. The newest wave of meta‐anlayses …

COVIDiSTRESS diverse dataset on psychological and behavioural outcomes one year into the COVID-19 pandemic

AM Blackburn, S Vestergren - Scientific data, 2022 - nature.com
During the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the COVIDiSTRESS Consortium launched an
open-access global survey to understand and improve individuals' experiences related to …

On the encapsulation of bilingual language control

KR Paap, R Anders-Jefferson, R Mikulinsky… - Journal of Memory and …, 2019 - Elsevier
One purpose of this study was to test the hypothesis that prevalent patterns of bilingual
language control lead to greater enhancement of the ability to resolve Stimulus-Stimulus …

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 …

Interpreting experience enhances early attentional processing, conflict monitoring and interference suppression along the time course of processing

Y Dong, F Zhong - Neuropsychologia, 2017 - Elsevier
To explore how interpreting experience may modulate young adults' executive functioning,
the present study conducted two ERP studies using the Flanker task, and recruited university …

Experimental contributions of eye-tracking to the understanding of comprehension processes while hearing and reading code-switches

JR Valdés Kroff, RE Guzzardo Tamargo… - Linguistic …, 2018 - jbe-platform.com
Researchers who study code-switching using lab-based approaches face a series of
methodological challenges; these include, but are not limited to, using adequate techniques …

Bilinguals' working memory (WM) advantage and their dual language practices

E Yang - Brain sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
The present study investigates a possible working memory (WM) difference between
monolingual and bilingual groups and explores the relationship between their WM …

The bilingual brain

AM Blackburn - An Introduction to Bilingualism, 2018 - taylorfrancis.com
The chapter shows that bilingual language use strengthens general cognitive control
networks, yielding behavioral advantages in cognitive control and changes to the neural …

Wisconsin Card Sorting Test reveals a monitoring advantage but not a switching advantage in multilingual children

S Czapka, J Festman - Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) is used to test higher-level executive
functions or switching, depending on the measures chosen in a study and its goal. Many …