Cortical Thickness Is Related to Variability in Heritage Bilingual Language Proficiency

Authors

My V H Nguyen
Kelly A Vaughn
Hannah Claussenius-Kalman
Pilar Archila-Suerte
Arturo E Hernandez

Publication Date

12-1-2023

Journal

Translational Issues in Psychological Science

Abstract

Research suggests that bilingual experience is associated with gray matter changes, such that initial language gains are associated with expansion and language expertise is associated with renormalization. Previous studies on language proficiency development primarily focused on between-subjects, quasiexperimental comparisons of monolinguals and bilinguals. This study proposes a new paradigm to examine language expertise and cortical thickness within heritage bilinguals (

Keywords

cortical thickness, language, language proficiency, gray matter, bilingualism

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PMID: 38125719