Beyond panglossian optimism: Larger N2 amplitudes probably signal a bilingual disadvantage in conflict monitoring

AIMS Neuroscience

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-6

  Paap, Kenneth R ^a   Sawi, Oliver M ^a,b   Dalibar, Chirag ^a   Darrow, Jack ^a   Johnson, Hunter A ^a  

^a SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Conflict resolution; ERP; Executive Function; Inhibitory control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978498767     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23737972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3934/Neuroscience.2015.1.1     Document Type: Note

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