Because of enduring experience of managing two languages, bilinguals have been argued
to develop superior executive functioning compared with monolinguals. Despite extensive …

According to some estimates, more than half of the world's population is multilingual to some
extent. Because of the centrality of language use to human experience and the deep …

Learning and using an additional language is shown to have an impact on the structure and
function of the brain, including in regions involved in cognitive control and the connections …

Reaction time is believed to be a good indicator of the speed and efficiency of mental
processes and is a ubiquitous variable in the behavioral sciences. Despite this popularity …

Background Neuroplasticity refers to the inherently dynamic biological capacity of the central
nervous system (CNS) to undergo maturation, change structurally and functionally in …

How can we leverage digital technologies to enhance language learning and bilingual
representation? In this digital era, our theories and practices for the learning and teaching of …

Research examining the cognitive consequences of bilingualism has expanded rapidly in
recent years and has revealed effects on aspects of cognition across the lifespan. However …

Bilingualism was once thought to result in cognitive disadvantages, but research in recent
decades has demonstrated that experience with two (or more) languages confers a bilingual …

Speaking more than one language demands a language control system that allows
bilinguals to correctly use the intended language adjusting for possible interference from the …

Research on the effects of bi-and multi-lingualism on brain structure has so far yielded
variable patterns. Although it cannot be disputed that learning and using additional …