Browsing BCBL-Publications by Author "García-Pentón, Lorna"
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Anatomical and functional changes in the brain after simultaneous interpreting training: A longitudinal study
Van de Putte, Eowyn; De Baene, Wouter; García-Pentón, Lorna; Woumans, Evy; Dijkgraaf, Aster; Duyck, Wouter (Cortex, 2018)In the recent literature on bilingualism, a lively debate has arisen about the long-term effects of bilingualism on cognition and the brain. These studies yield inconsistent results, in part because they rely on comparisons ... -
“Hazy” or “jumbled”? Putting together the pieces of the bilingual puzzle
García-Pentón, Lorna; Fernández García, Yuriem; Costello, Brendan; Duñabeitia, Jon Andoni; Carreiras, Manuel (Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 2016)Six commentaries [Bialystok, E. (2015). How hazy views become full pictures. Language, Cognition and Neuroscience. doi:10.1080/23273798.2015.1074255; de Bruin, A., & Della Sala, S. (2015) The importance of language use ... -
Neglectful maternal caregiving involves altered brain volume in empathy-related areas
Rodrigo, María José; León, Inmaculada; García-Pentón, Lorna; Hernández-Cabrera, Juan Andrés; Quiñones, Ileana (Development and Psychopathology, 2020)The maternal brain undergoes adaptations to sensitive caregiving that are critical for infant well-being.We investigated structural alterations associated with neglectful caregiving and their effects on mother–child ... -
The neuroanatomy of bilingualism: how to turn a hazy view into the full picture
García-Pentón, Lorna; Fernández García, Yuriem; Costello, Brendan; Duñabeitia, Jon Andoni; Carreiras, Manuel (Language, Cognition and Neuroscience, 2016)The neuroanatomical bases of bilingualism have recently received intensive attention. However, it is still a matter of debate how the brain structure changes due to bilingual experience since current findings are highly ...