The effect of sleep on novel word learning in healthy adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

EAE Schimke, AJ Angwin, BBY Cheng… - Psychonomic Bulletin & …, 2021‏ - Springer
There is increasing evidence to indicate that sleep plays a role in language acquisition and
consolidation; however, there has been substantial variability in methodological approaches …

Ontogenesis model of the L2 lexical representation

D Bordag, K Gor, A Opitz - Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 2022‏ - cambridge.org
We introduce the blueprint of the Ontogenesis Model of the L2 Lexical Representation (OM)
that focuses on the development of lexical representations. The OM has three dimensions …

Varying demands for cognitive control reveals shared neural processes supporting semantic and episodic memory retrieval

D Vatansever, J Smallwood, E Jefferies - Nature communications, 2021‏ - nature.com
The categorisation of long-term memory into semantic and episodic systems has been an
influential catalyst for research on human memory organisation. However, the impact of …

Comparing human and chimpanzee temporal lobe neuroanatomy reveals modifications to human language hubs beyond the frontotemporal arcuate fasciculus

J Sierpowska, KL Bryant, N Janssen… - Proceedings of the …, 2022‏ - pnas.org
The biological foundation for the language-ready brain in the human lineage remains a
debated subject. In humans, the arcuate fasciculus (AF) white matter and the posterior …

Cognitive neuroscience perspectives on motivation and learning: revisiting self‐determination theory

E Luria, M Shalom, DA Levy - Mind, Brain, and Education, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT The Self‐Determination Theory of motivation (SDT) has significantly guided
educational policy and research. It maintains that learning succeeds when brought about by …

Fuzzy lexical representations in adult second language speakers

K Gor, S Cook, D Bordag, A Chrabaszcz… - Frontiers in …, 2021‏ - frontiersin.org
We propose the fuzzy lexical representations (FLRs) hypothesis that regards fuzziness as a
core property of nonnative (L2) lexical representations (LRs). Fuzziness refers to imprecise …

Learning novel word meanings: An ERP study on lexical consolidation in monolingual, inexperienced foreign language learners

Y Liu, JG van Hell - Language Learning, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Novel word learning and consolidation was studied in inexperienced language learners, to
conceptually replicate and extend a similar study in experienced learners by Bakker …

Semantic and phonological schema influence spoken word learning and overnight consolidation

V Havas, JSH Taylor, L Vaquero… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2018‏ - journals.sagepub.com
We studied the initial acquisition and overnight consolidation of new spoken words that
resemble words in the native language (L1) or in an unfamiliar, non-native language (L2) …

Cross-language neighborhood effects in learners indicative of an integrated lexicon

G Meade, KJ Midgley, T Dijkstra… - Journal of cognitive …, 2018‏ - direct.mit.edu
This study examined how acquisition of novel words from an unknown language (L2) is
influenced by their orthographic similarity with existing native language (L1) words in …

[HTML][HTML] On the application of developmental cognitive neuroscience in educational environments

G Leisman - Brain Sciences, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The paper overviews components of neurologic processing efficiencies to develop
innovative methodologies and thinking to school-based applications and changes in …