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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psycholinguistics

Background:

  • Bilingualism is prevalent, with lifelong language management potentially conferring cognitive advantages.
  • Conversely, reduced usage of individual languages in bilinguals may negatively affect language abilities.

Approach:

  • This systematic review synthesized findings from 38 studies examining bilingualism's impact on executive functioning.
  • Verbal fluency tasks, measuring lexical retrieval and executive function, were the primary assessment tool.
  • Studies excluded bimodal bilinguals, second language learners, multilinguals, and clinical populations.

Key Points:

  • Quantitative analysis revealed no significant performance differences in verbal fluency tasks between bilingual and monolingual individuals.
  • Qualitative findings were mixed, precluding definitive conclusions on bilingual advantage or disadvantage.

Conclusions:

  • Current normative data for verbal fluency tasks, based on monolingual populations, are unsuitable for assessing bilingual individuals.
  • Clinical practice requires caution when using verbal fluency tasks with bilingual populations.