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 …

Decades of research has revealed a relationship between childhood socioeconomic status
(SES) and brain development at the structural and functional levels. Of particular note is the …

An increasing body of research has investigated how bilingual language experience
changes brain structure and function, including changes to task-free, or “resting-state” brain …

The underlying mechanisms that adapt with L2 learning are still poorly understood. The
present longitudinal study examined the effects of L2 learning on grey matter structure of …

The current experiment investigated bilingual language control within the dual mechanisms
framework. In an fMRI investigation of morphosyntactic rule production, the presence or …

Experience in bilingual language control is often accompanied by changes in the structure
and function of the brain. Brain structural changes are also often closely related to changes …

Bilingual language experience, such as switching between languages, has been shown to
shape both cognitive and neural mechanisms of non-linguistic cognitive control. However …

The current study focused on an understudied but most prominent bilingual population in the
US–heritage bilinguals. The current study combined data from eight MRI studies to examine …

When two people are learning a second language, what explains the differences in their
ultimate level of second language proficiency? As with many individual differences, the …

Ellen Bialystok's early work from 1976–1988 has had a lasting influence on the fields of
bilingualism and linguistics. This chapter reviews her seminal work establishing bilingualism …