Interaction of language and control processes in monolingual and bilingual cognition

单语和双语认知中语言和控制过程的相互作用

• 批准号: RGPIN-2015-05249
• 负责人: Bialystok, Ellen
• 金额: $ 4.15万
• 依托单位: York University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2015
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2015-01-01 至 2016-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=590310
• 关键词: Interaction; language; control; processes; monolingual

Neuroplasticity is the idea that brain structure and function change in response to experience, offering the possibility for lifelong adaptation of cognitive ability. Such adaptation may be a powerful approach to interventions designed to protect cognitive function with aging. One experience that has been shown to modify cognitive function is bilingualism: across the lifespan, bilinguals outperform monolinguals on various tests of executive control (EC). However, much is unknown about these effects, both for bilingualism in particular and neuroplasticity more generally. The proposed studies will use behavioural and EEG measures to study younger and older adults who are monolingual or bilingual to understand how this experience affects cognitive ability. There are two crucial outstanding issues in this research.

神经可塑性是指大脑结构和功能会随着经验的变化而变化，为认知能力的终身适应提供了可能性。这种适应可能是一种强有力的干预措施，旨在保护认知功能老化。一种被证明可以改变认知功能的经验是双语：在整个生命周期中，双语者在执行控制（EC）的各种测试中表现优于单语者。然而，关于这些影响，特别是双语和神经可塑性的影响，还有很多未知之处。拟议的研究将使用行为和脑电图测量来研究单语或双语的年轻人和老年人，以了解这种经历如何影响认知能力。在这项研究中有两个关键的悬而未决的问题。