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 …

Mouse-tracking–measuring computer-mouse movements made by participants while they
choose between response options–is an emerging tool that offers an accessible, data-rich …

It is widely accepted that the valence of a word (neutral, positive, or negative) influences
lexical processing, yet data from the commonly used lexical decision and emotional Stroop …

Movement tracking is a novel process-tracing method that promises unique access to the
temporal dynamics of psychological processes. The method involves high-resolution …

We analyzed the effects of bilingualism and age on executive function. We examined these
variables along a continuum, as opposed to dichotomizing them. We investigated the impact …

Whether bilingualism enhances executive control (EC) is controversial. This article reviews
24 studies on the bilingual EC effect using event-related potentials (ERPs). It evaluates the …

Bilingualism is associated with enhancement of executive control (EC) across the lifespan.
Working memory and non-verbal emotion regulation both draw upon EC mechanisms so …

The continuous tracking of mouse or finger movements has become an increasingly popular
research method for investigating cognitive and motivational processes such as decision …

There is currently a lively debate in the literature whether bilingualism leads to enhanced
cognitive control or not. Recent evidence suggests that knowledge of more than one …