This article addresses age-related attainment effects in second language acquisition, posing
the question of whether such effects are to be explained in terms of a Critical Period with a …

In this paper, we review issues in bilingual language comprehension in the light of functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and event-related brain potential (ERP) data. Next, we …

A basic issue in the neurosciences of language is whether an L2 can be processed through
the same neural mechanism underlying L1 acquisition and processing. In the present paper …

Emerging evidence shows bilinguals employ different decision-making strategies in their
foreign language compared to their native language (known as the Foreign Language …

Neuroimaging studies investigating bilingual processes have produced controversial results
in determining similarities versus differences between L1 and L2 neural networks. The …

The goal of the present study was to investigate the electrophysiological correlates of
second-language (L2) morphosyntactic processing in highly proficient late learners of an L2 …

The current review focuses on recent event-related brain potential (ERPs) and functional
magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in L2 syntactic processing data. To this end, critical …

Language representation in the bilingual brain is the result of many factors, of which age of
appropriation (AoA) and proficiency of the second language (L2) are probably the most …

Despite numerous studies involving personality traits and second language (L2) learning
achievement over many years, there is a lack of an overall picture about how personality …

Traditionally, age of acquisition (AoA) has been considered the single most important factor
in second language (L2) acquisition and processing, particularly in the area of syntax …