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Language serves as a bridge between ideas and communication, influencing how individuals perceive and interact with the world. Psychologists have long debated whether language shapes thought or vice versa. This discussion gained grip with Edward Sapir and Benjamin Lee Whorf in the 1940s, who proposed that language determines thought, a concept known as linguistic determinism. They suggested that the vocabulary and structure of a language influence how its speakers think and perceive reality.
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Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Science
  • Developmental Psychology

Background:

  • Extensive research exists on multilingualism's cognitive effects.
  • Limited understanding of how multilingualism impacts overall brain structure and function.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate differences between monolinguals and multilinguals in executive function, brain connectivity, and brain-behavior relationships.
  • To analyze data from over 1,000 children in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.

Main Methods:

  • Comparison of executive functions (working memory, stop-signal task) between monolingual and multilingual children.
  • Analysis of whole-brain functional connectomes at rest and during cognitive tasks (emotional n-back).
  • Application of a connectome-based behavior prediction approach.

Main Results:

  • Multilingual children outperformed monolinguals in working-memory tasks.
  • Functional brain connectivity differed between groups, particularly in the occipital lobe, subcortical areas, and prefrontal cortex.
  • Multilingualism predicted working memory performance based on brain connectivity, unlike in monolinguals.
  • No significant differences were found for the stop-signal task.

Conclusions:

  • Multilingualism enhances executive functions, specifically working memory.
  • Multilingualism significantly modulates brain functional connectomes, differentiating individuals even during development.
  • Brain-behavior associations related to working memory are stronger in multilingual children.