Novel evidence in support of the bilingual advantage: Influences of task demands and experience on cognitive control and working memory

Psychonomic Bulletin and Review

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 520-525

  Macnamara, Brooke N ^a   Conway, Andrew R A ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingual advantage; Cognitive control; Simultaneous interpreting; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SIGN LANGUAGE; TASK PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MULTILINGUALISM; SIGN LANGUAGE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84897401991     PISSN: 10699384     EISSN: 15315320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13423-013-0524-y     Document Type: Article

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