Bilingualism and aging: Implications for (delaying) neurocognitive decline

F Gallo, V DeLuca, Y Prystauka, T Voits… - Frontiers in Human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
As a result of advances in healthcare, the worldwide average life expectancy is steadily
increasing. However, this positive trend has societal and individual costs, not least because …

Harnessing the bilingual descent down the mountain of life: Charting novel paths for Cognitive and Brain Reserves research

J Rothman - Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2024 - cambridge.org
Evidence from various empirical study types have converged to show bilingualism's
potential for serving as a cognitive and brain reserves contributor. In this article, I …

Riding the (brain) waves! Using neural oscillations to inform bilingualism research

E Rossi, SMP Soares, Y Prystauka… - Bilingualism …, 2023 - cambridge.org
The study of the brains' oscillatory activity has been a standard technique to gain insights
into human neurocognition for a relatively long time. However, as a complementary analysis …

Factors accounting for individual differences in second language neurocognition

A Luque, L Covey - The Routledge Handbook of Second …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Acquiring a second language (L2) as an adult is arguably a challenging and complex task,
often resulting in a high degree of variability in learning trajectories and outcomes. In the last …

[HTML][HTML] Degree of multilingual engagement modulates resting state oscillatory activity across the lifespan

T Voits, V DeLuca, J Hao, K Elin, J Abutalebi… - Neurobiology of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Multilingualism has been demonstrated to lead to a more favorable trajectory of
neurocognitive aging, yet our understanding of its effect on neurocognition across the …

Bilingualism modulates neural efficiency at rest through alpha reactivity

N Calvo, JG Grundy, E Bialystok - Neuropsychologia, 2023 - Elsevier
The aim of the present study was to investigate how resting state EEG rhythms reflect
attentional processes and bilingual experience. We compared alpha and beta rhythms for …

[PDF][PDF] Develo** arabic media based on Brain-Based Learning: improving mufrodat in school

M Jailani - Tadris: Jurnal Keguruan dan Ilmu Tarbiyah, 2021 - pdfs.semanticscholar.org
Education in the era of transformation affects the development of science and technology
since teachers are directed to be innovative in language teaching. This study aimed to …

[HTML][HTML] Brain correlates of attentional load processing reflect degree of bilingual engagement: Evidence from EEG

SMP Soares, Y Prystauka, V DeLuca, C Poch… - NeuroImage, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study uses electroencephalography (EEG) with an N-back task (0-, 1-, and 2-
back) to investigate if and how individual bilingual experiences modulate brain activity and …

Using quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) to investigate second language learning

M Mottarella, CS Prat - The Routledge Handbook of Second …, 2023 - taylorfrancis.com
Frequency-based, or quantitative, electroencephalography (qEEG) is an analytical approach
in which EEG signals are decomposed into different oscillatory frequencies. qEEG features …