Early stage second-language learning improves executive control: Evidence from ERP

Brain and Language

Volumn 139, Issue , 2014, Pages 84-98

  Sullivan, Margot D ^a   Janus, Monika ^a   Moreno, Sylvain ^b   Astheimer, Lori ^c   Bialystok, Ellen ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; ERP; Executive control; Go nogo; Neuroplasticity; Second language training; Sentence judgment

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BILINGUALISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; SECOND LANGUAGE TRAINING; SPANISH; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; EDUCATION; EVOKED RESPONSE; LEARNING; MULTILINGUALISM; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; EVOKED POTENTIALS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; PSYCHOLOGY; REACTION TIME; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910073848     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: 10902155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandl.2014.10.004     Document Type: Article

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