Subcortical and cerebellar volume differences in bilingual and monolingual children: An ABCD study.

ABSTRACT: Research suggests that bilingual children experience an extension or delay in the closing of the sensitive/critical period of language development due to multiple language exposure. Moreover, bilingual experience may impact the development of subcortical regions, although these conclusions are drawn from research with adults, as there is a scarcity of research during late childhood and early adolescence. The current study included 1215 bilingual and 5894 monolingual children from the ABCD Study to examine the relationship between subcortical volume and English vocabulary in heritage Spanish bilingual and English monolingual children, as well as volumetric differences between the language groups. We also examined the unique effects of language usage in bilingual children's subcortical volum

SUBMITTER: Nguyen MVH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10792195 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature