Is there a relationship between language switching and executive functions in bilingualism? Introducing a withingroup analysis approach

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 2, Issue AUG, 2011, Pages

  Soveri, Anna ^a   Rodriguez Fornells, Antoni ^b,c,d   Laine, Matti ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Executive functions; Inhibition; Language switching; Set shifting; Updating

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865279927     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2011.00183     Document Type: Article

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