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1Department of Psychology, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK.
Abstract:
In recent years, research examining the neurocognitive effects of bilingualism has undergone a shift in focus towards examining the neurocognitive effects of individual differences within specific aspects of language experience. The DeLuca et al study advances this direction in showing a specificity of neural adaptations to separate aspects of language experience. However, this approach is an early step of several in towards a more comprehensive understanding of the nature of neural adaptation to bilingual language use. This commentary discusses several future directions worth further consideration in research examining bilingualism-induced neuroplasticity.
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