Proactive and reactive language control in bilingual language production revealed by decoding sustained potentials and electroencephalography oscillations.

ABSTRACT: Adopting highly sensitive multivariate electroencephalography (EEG) and alpha-band decoding analyses, the present study investigated proactive and reactive language control during bilingual language production. In a language-switching task, Chinese-English bilinguals were asked to name pictures based on visually presented cues. EEG and alpha-band decoding accuracy associated with switch and non-switch trials were used as indicators for inhibition over the non-target language. Multivariate EEG decoding analyses showed that the decoding accuracy in L1 but not in L2, was above chance level shortly after cue onset. In addition, alpha-band decoding results showed that the decoding accuracy in L1 rose above chance level in an early time window and a late time window locked to the stimulus. Toget

SUBMITTER: Zhang Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10502638 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature