Active Bilingualism in Aging: Balanced Bilingualism Usage and Less Frequent Language Switching Relate to Better Conflict Monitoring and Goal Maintenance Ability | Zendy

Clara G H Chan | Zendy; W. Quin Yow | Zendy; Adam Oei | Zendy

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Active Bilingualism in Aging: Balanced Bilingualism Usage and Less Frequent Language Switching Relate to Better Conflict Monitoring and Goal Maintenance Ability

Author(s) -

Clara G H Chan,

W. Quin Yow,

Adam Oei

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

the journals of gerontology series b

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.578

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1758-5368

pISSN - 1079-5014

DOI - 10.1093/geronb/gbaa058

Subject(s) - neuroscience of multilingualism , stroop effect , psychology , task (project management) , cognitive psychology , cognition , executive functions , control (management) , developmental psychology , task switching , fluid intelligence , working memory , neuroscience , computer science , artificial intelligence , management , economics

Experience-related neuroplasticity suggests that bilinguals who actively manage their two languages would develop more efficient neural organization at brain regions related to language control, which also overlap with areas involved in executive control. Our aim was to examine how active bilingualism-manifested as the regular balanced use of two languages and language switching-may be related to the different domains of executive control in highly proficient healthy older adult bilinguals, controlling for age, processing speed, and fluid intelligence.

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