The ability to speak two languages often marvels monolinguals, although bilinguals report
no difficulties in achieving this feat. Here, we examine how learning and using two …

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 …

Bilingualism has been shown to affect the structure of the brain, including cortical regions
related to language. Less is known about subcortical structures, such as the basal ganglia …

A series of discoveries in the past two decades has changed the way we think about
bilingualism and its implications for language and cognition. One is that both of the …

Here, we review the neural correlates of cognitive control associated with bilingualism. We
demonstrate that lifelong practice managing two languages orchestrates global changes to …

Editor's note: Today, more of the world's population is bilingual or multilingual than
monolingual. In addition to facilitating cross-cultural communication, this trend also positively …

The use of two or more languages is common in most of the world. Yet, until recently,
bilingualism was considered to be a complicating factor for language processing, cognition …

Bilinguals purportedly outperform monolinguals in non-verbal tasks of cognitive control (the
'bilingual advantage'). The most common explanation is that managing two languages …

Individuals who develop bilingually typically outperform monolinguals on tests of executive
functions. This advantage likely reflects enhanced prefrontal function, but the mechanisms …

The goal of the present review is to discuss recent cognitive neuroscientific findings
concerning bilingualism. Three interrelated questions about the bilingual brain are …