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dc.contributor.authorSulpizio, Simone
dc.contributor.authorDel Maschio, Nicola
dc.contributor.authorDel Mauro, Gianpaolo
dc.contributor.authorFedeli, Davide
dc.contributor.authorAbutalebi, Jubin
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-01T06:58:05Z
dc.date.available2020-07-01T06:58:05Z
dc.date.issued2019-10-22
dc.description.abstractThere is currently no agreement on which factor modulates most effectively and enduringly brain plasticity in bilingual individuals. Grouping heterogeneous linguistic profiles under a dichotomous condition (bilingualism versus monolingualism) may obscure critical aspects of language experience underlying neural changes, thus leading to variable and often conflicting findings. In the present study, we overcome these limitations by analyzing the individual and joint contribution of L2 AoA, proficiency and usage – all measured as continuous variables – on the resting-state functional connectivity of the brain networks mediating the specific demands of bilingual language processing: the language network and the executive control network. Our results indicate that bilingual experience – defined as a continuous and multifaceted phenomenon – impacts brain plasticity by modulating the functional connectivity both within and between language and control networks. Each experience-related factor considered played a role in changing the connectivity of these regions. Moreover, the effect of AoA was modulated by proficiency and usage. These findings shed new light on the importance of modeling bilingualism as a gradient measure rather than an all-or-none phenomenon.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSulpizio S, Del Maschio N, Del Mauro, Fedeli D, Abutalebi J. Bilingualism as a gradient measure modulates functional connectivity of language and control networks. NeuroImage. 2020;205:1-11en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1812650
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116306
dc.identifier.issn1053-8119
dc.identifier.issn1095-9572
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/18728
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherElsevieren_US
dc.relation.journalNeuroImage
dc.rights.accessRightsopenAccessen_US
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2019 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Humanities: 000::Linguistics: 010en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Humaniora: 000::Språkvitenskapelige fag: 010en_US
dc.titleBilingualism as a gradient measure modulates functional connectivity of language and control networksen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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