Language and cognitive control networks in bilinguals and monolinguals.

ABSTRACT: Neuroimaging studies have reported overlapping neural circuits for cognitive control when engaging in tasks that involve verbal and nonverbal stimuli in young adult bilinguals. However, no study to date has examined the neural basis of verbal and nonverbal task switching in both monolinguals and bilinguals due to the inherent challenge of testing verbal task switching with monolinguals. Therefore, it is not clear whether the finding for overlapping networks is unique to bilingualism or indicative of general cognitive control. To address this question, the current study compared functional neural activation for young adults who were bilingual speakers of English and French or monolingual English speakers who had limited French learning experience ("functional monolinguals") on verbal and no

SUBMITTER: Anderson JAE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6086755 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature