Cognitive Control along the Language Continuum

Cognitive Control along the Language Continuum
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 229
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ISBN-10 : 9781108834193
ISBN-13 : 1108834191
Rating : 4/5 (93 Downloads)

Synopsis Cognitive Control along the Language Continuum by : Klara Marton

Synthesizes behavioral and neurophysiological findings on cognitive control and language.

The Wiley Handbook of Cognitive Control

The Wiley Handbook of Cognitive Control
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 1070
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ISBN-10 : 9781118920473
ISBN-13 : 1118920473
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Synopsis The Wiley Handbook of Cognitive Control by : Tobias Egner

Covering basic theory, new research, and intersections with adjacent fields, this is the first comprehensive reference work on cognitive control – our ability to use internal goals to guide thought and behavior. Draws together expert perspectives from a range of disciplines, including cognitive psychology, neuropsychology, neuroscience, cognitive science, and neurology Covers behavioral phenomena of cognitive control, neuroanatomical and computational models of frontal lobe function, and the interface between cognitive control and other mental processes Explores the ways in which cognitive control research can inform and enhance our understanding of brain development and neurological and psychiatric conditions

New approaches to how bilingualism shapes cognition and the brain across the lifespan: Beyond the false dichotomy of advantage versus no advantage

New approaches to how bilingualism shapes cognition and the brain across the lifespan: Beyond the false dichotomy of advantage versus no advantage
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Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages : 160
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ISBN-10 : 9782832517291
ISBN-13 : 2832517293
Rating : 4/5 (91 Downloads)

Synopsis New approaches to how bilingualism shapes cognition and the brain across the lifespan: Beyond the false dichotomy of advantage versus no advantage by : Mark Antoniou

Understanding Language and Cognition through Bilingualism

Understanding Language and Cognition through Bilingualism
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 402
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ISBN-10 : 9789027252821
ISBN-13 : 9027252823
Rating : 4/5 (21 Downloads)

Synopsis Understanding Language and Cognition through Bilingualism by : Gigi Luk

Bilingualism is a ubiquitous global phenomenon. Beyond being a language experience, bilingualism also entails a social experience, and it interacts with development and learning, with cognitive and neural consequences across the lifespan. The authors of this volume are world renowned experts across several subdisciplines including linguistics, developmental psychology, and cognitive neuroscience. They bring to light bilingualism’s cognitive, developmental, and neural consequences in children, young adults, and older adults. This book honors Ellen Bialystok, and highlights her profound impact on the field of bilingualism research as a lifelong experience. The chapters are organized into four sections: The first section explores the complexity of the bilingual experience beyond the common characterization of “speaking multiple languages.” The next section showcases Ellen Bialystok’s earlier impact on psychology and education; here the contributors answer the question “how does being bilingual shape children’s development?” The third section explores cognitive and neuroscientific theories describing how language experience modulates cognition, behavior, and brain structures and functions. The final section shifts the focus to the impact of bilingualism on healthy and abnormal aging and asks whether being bilingual can stave off the effects of dementia by conferring a “cognitive reserve.”

Adult and Second Language Learning

Adult and Second Language Learning
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Publisher : Academic Press
Total Pages : 330
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ISBN-10 : 9780128203781
ISBN-13 : 0128203781
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis Adult and Second Language Learning by :

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 72 in this preeminent series, features empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning, to complex learning and problem-solving. Chapters in this new release cover Statistical learning predicts literacy acquisition of a foreign alphabetic and logographic language, An Investigation into Virtual Immersion Mandarin Chinese Writing Instruction with Students with Autism, Child and adult classroom L2 learners: uniqueness and similarities, and implications for cognitive models, Current Trends in Second Sign Language Research: Acquisition, Teaching and Assessment, Language Experiences and Cognitive Control: A Dynamic Perspective, and much more. - Presents the latest information in the highly regarded Psychology of Learning and Motivation series - Provides an essential reference for researchers and academics in cognitive science - Contains information relevant to both applied concerns and basic research

Individual Variation and the Bilingual Advantage - Factors that Modulate the Effect of Bilingualism on Cognitive Control and Cognitive Reserve

Individual Variation and the Bilingual Advantage - Factors that Modulate the Effect of Bilingualism on Cognitive Control and Cognitive Reserve
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Publisher : MDPI
Total Pages : 264
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ISBN-10 : 9783039281046
ISBN-13 : 3039281046
Rating : 4/5 (46 Downloads)

Synopsis Individual Variation and the Bilingual Advantage - Factors that Modulate the Effect of Bilingualism on Cognitive Control and Cognitive Reserve by : Maurits Van den Noort

The number of bilingual and multilingual speakers around the world is steadily growing, leading to the questions: How do bilinguals manage two or more language systems in their daily interactions, and how does being bilingual/multilingual affect brain functioning and vice versa? Previous research has shown that cognitive control plays a key role in bilingual language management. This hypothesis is further supported by the fact that foreign languages have been found to affect not only the expected linguistic domains, but surprisingly, other non-linguistic domains such as cognitive control, attention, inhibition, and working memory. Somehow, learning languages seems to affect executive/brain functioning. In the literature, this is referred to as the bilingual advantage, meaning that people who learn two or more languages seem to outperform monolinguals in executive functioning skills. In this Special Issue, we first present studies that investigate the bilingual advantage. We also go one step further, by focusing on factors that modulate the effect of bilingualism on cognitive control. In the second, smaller part of our Special Issue, we focus on the cognitive reserve hypothesis with the aim of addressing the following questions: Does the daily use of two or more languages protect the aging individual against cognitive decline? Does lifelong bilingualism protect against brain diseases, such as dementia, later in life?

The Next Phase in Heritage Language Studies: Methodological Considerations and Advancements

The Next Phase in Heritage Language Studies: Methodological Considerations and Advancements
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Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : 9782832546932
ISBN-13 : 2832546935
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Next Phase in Heritage Language Studies: Methodological Considerations and Advancements by : Fatih Bayram

Over the past three decades studies investigating heritage speaker (HS) linguistic competencies have shown, time and again that, despite being L1 or 2L1 native speakers of their home language(s), HS outcomes display variation across a wide spectrum of differences as compared to each other, other types of bilinguals as well as their monolingual peers. Studies have traditionally used—mostly behavioral—methodologies rooted in adjacent established fields (e.g., L1 acquisition, adult L2 acquisition) offering, in addition to documenting and describing HS performance, important insights for linguistic theory and challenges related to (home/minority) language maintenance, contact, policy and more. A birds-eye view makes it clear that the methodologies one uses to tap into HSs’ linguistic knowledge areas, if not more, are important than the phenomena under investigation, especially in light of how their unique experiences with their heritage and other languages are present across a continuum.

Encyclopedia of Language Development

Encyclopedia of Language Development
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Publisher : SAGE Publications
Total Pages : 785
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ISBN-10 : 9781483346434
ISBN-13 : 1483346439
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Synopsis Encyclopedia of Language Development by : Patricia J. Brooks

The progression from newborn to sophisticated language user in just a few short years is often described as wonderful and miraculous. What are the biological, cognitive, and social underpinnings of this miracle? What major language development milestones occur in infancy? What methodologies do researchers employ in studying this progression? Why do some become adept at multiple languages while others face a lifelong struggle with just one? What accounts for declines in language proficiency, and how might such declines be moderated? Despite an abundance of textbooks, specialized monographs, and a couple of academic handbooks, there has been no encyclopedic reference work in this area--until now. The Encyclopedia of Language Development covers the breadth of theory and research on language development from birth through adulthood, as well as their practical application. Features: This affordable A-to-Z reference includes 200 articles that address such topic areas as theories and research tradition; biological perspectives; cognitive perspectives; family, peer, and social influences; bilingualism; special populations and disorders; and more. All articles (signed and authored by key figures in the field) conclude with cross reference links and suggestions for further reading. Appendices include a Resource Guide with annotated lists of classic books and articles, journals, associations, and web sites; a Glossary of specialized terms; and a Chronology offering an overview and history of the field. A thematic Reader’s Guide groups related articles by broad topic areas as one handy search feature on the e-Reference platform, which includes a comprehensive index of search terms. Available in both print and electronic formats, Encyclopedia of Language Development is a must-have reference for researchers and is ideal for library reference or circulating collections.

Language Processing in Bilingual Children

Language Processing in Bilingual Children
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 0521379180
ISBN-13 : 9780521379182
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Language Processing in Bilingual Children by : Ellen Bialystok

A collection of papers that explore bilingual children coping with two language systems.