The standard explanation for bilingual effects on cognition is that an aspect of language
processing transfers to nonverbal cognitive performance, leading to improvements in …

The heated debate regarding bilingual cognitive advantages remains ongoing. While there
are many studies supporting positive cognitive effects of bilingualism, recent meta-analyses …

Aims and objectives: The aim of this manuscript is to provide an overview of the population
and languages studied and the methods and practices surrounding the definition of …

Bilingualism has been shown to modify infants' responses in a range of domains. In
particular, early bilingual experience is associated with greater flexibility and openness in …

The Bilingual Advantage in Executive Functioning Hypothesis is a ground-breaking book
that explores one of the liveliest debates in bilingualism and cognitive psychology. It …

Bilingual environments provide a commonplace example of increased complexity and
uncertainty. Learning multiple languages entails mastery of a larger and more variable …

Bilingual environments are more complex than monolingual environments. To adapt to this
complexity, bilingual infants may navigate their environment in fundamentally different ways …

A key question in studies of cognitive development is whether bilingual environments impact
higher-cognitive functions. Inconclusive evidence in search of a “bilingual cognitive …

The development of skills related to executive function (EF) in infancy, including their
emergence, underlying neural mechanisms, and interconnections to other cognitive skills, is …

Significance: Early monolingual versus bilingual experience induces adaptations in the
development of linguistic and cognitive processes, and it modulates functional activation …