Recently, doubts were raised about the existence of the bilingual advantage in cognitive
control. The aim of the present review was to investigate the bilingual advantage and its …

A large body of research has indicated that bilingualism–through continual practice in
language control–may impact cognitive functions, as well as relevant aspects of brain …

The debate on possible cognitive advantages bilinguals have over monolinguals continues
to occupy the research community. There is an ever-growing research body focusing on …

Many languages assign nouns to a grammatical gender class, such that “bed” might be
assigned masculine gender in one language (eg, Italian) but feminine gender in another …

Given prior studies that provided inconsistent results, there is an ongoing debate on the
issue of whether bilingualism benefits cognitive control. We tested the Adaptive Control …

This study sheds new light on the relative impact of switching between languages and
switching between cultures on Executive Functions (EFs) in bilinguals. Several studies have …

While there is a growing body of research on second language acquisition (SLA) in children,
adolescents, young and more mature adults, much remains to be explored about how adults …

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 …

The question of whether bilingual language experience confers a cognitive advantage is still
open. Studies report that putative bilingual advantages can be accounted for by individual …

The debate concerning a potential bilingual cognitive advantage is ongoing but has turned
to focus on understanding factors modulating the appearance of bilingual effects. The …