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Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology
2016. Vol. 5, no. 4, 77–84
https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2016050408
ISSN: 2304-4977 (online)

Features of brain functioning in bilinguals while performing speech and general cognitive tasks

 
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Abstract

This article gives an overview of the current status of the problem of plastic brain changes in connection with the study of a foreign language. It links learning of languages with bilingualism, which is a widespread phenomenon in contemporary world. Recent surveys indicate that learning and using additional languages has a direct impact on the overall human cognitive functions whose mechanisms are relatively unknown. In this regard, the most important challenge facing the world today is neuro-biological mechanisms of interaction of languages in the brain of a bilingual and their impact on verbal and nonverbal brain function. Despite the large amount of experimental material on this issue, the data remains controversial, and many authors put under question the existence of such benefits. Possible reason for the discrepancy is a great heterogeneity among bilinguals. In conclusion the article stresses the importance of research of cognitive control in bilinguals in different groups of bi-and multilingual subjects.

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Keywords: language, speech, bilingualism, cognitive control

Journal rubric: Neurosciences and Cognitive Studies

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OpenAlex trends: Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism, Second Language Acquisition and Learning, Language Development and Disorders

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Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

This cluster of papers explores the neural mechanisms underlying language processing, including semantic memory, bilingualism, cognitive control, speech comprehension, syntax, and aphasia. It investigates the brain organization and functional neuroimaging of language-related functions.

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Second Language Acquisition and Learning

This cluster of papers focuses on various aspects of vocabulary acquisition in second language learning, including the use of corpora and corpus linguistics, lexical diversity, incidental learning, formulaic language, reading comprehension, collocations, and the role of learner corpora in language teaching.

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Language Development and Disorders

This cluster of papers focuses on the development and acquisition of language in children, encompassing topics such as early vocabulary development, speech and language disorders, bilingualism, statistical learning, child-directed speech, specific language impairment, syntax processing, social interaction, and neural plasticity.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2016050408

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For citation: Novitskiy, N.Y. (2016). Features of brain functioning in bilinguals while performing speech and general cognitive tasks. Journal of Modern Foreign Psychology, 5(4), 77–84. (In Russ.). https://doi.org/10.17759/jmfp.2016050408

© Novitskiy N.Y., 2016

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

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Nikolay Y. Novitskiy, Candidate of Science (Psychology), Senior Researcher, Centre for Cognition and Decision Making, National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, Russian Federation, e-mail: nnovitskiy@hse.ru

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