dc.contributor.author | de Bruin, Angela | |
dc.contributor.author | Dick, Anthony Steven | |
dc.contributor.author | Carreiras, Manuel | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-01-26T09:19:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-01-26T09:19:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
dc.identifier.citation | de Bruin, A., Dick, A. S., & Carreiras, M. (2021). Clear theories are needed to interpret differences: Perspectives on the bilingual advantage debate. Neurobiology of Language, 2(4), 433–451. https://doi.org /10.1162/nol_a_00038 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 2641-4368 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/55155 | |
dc.description | Published: November 11 2021 | es_ES |
dc.description.abstract | The heated debate regarding bilingual cognitive advantages remains ongoing. While there are
many studies supporting positive cognitive effects of bilingualism, recent meta-analyses have
concluded that there is no consistent evidence for a bilingual advantage. In this article we focus
on several theoretical concerns. First, we discuss changes in theoretical frameworks, which
have led to the development of insufficiently clear theories and hypotheses that are difficult to
falsify. Next, we discuss the development of looking at bilingual experiences and the need to
better understand language control. Last, we argue that the move from behavioural studies to a
focus on brain plasticity is not going to solve the debate on cognitive effects, especially not
when brain changes are interpreted in the absence of behavioural differences. Clearer theories
on both behavioural and neural effects of bilingualism are needed. However, to achieve this, a
solid understanding of both bilingualism and executive functions is needed first. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | The first author received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation
programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement number 743691.
The last author received funding from the Basque Government (2018–2021 BERC), the
Agencia Estatal de Investigacion: The Severo Ochoa Programme for Centres/Units of
Excellence (SEV-2015-490) and grant (RTI2018-093547-B-I00). | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | Neurobiology of Language | es_ES |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/MC/743691 | es_ES |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/Basque Government/BERC2018-2021 | es_ES |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/SEV-2015-0490 | es_ES |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MINECO/RTI2018-093547-B-I00 | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.subject | bilingual advantage | es_ES |
dc.subject | executive control | es_ES |
dc.subject | bilingualism | es_ES |
dc.subject | inhibition | es_ES |
dc.subject | language control | es_ES |
dc.subject | brain plasticity | es_ES |
dc.title | Clear Theories Are Needed to Interpret Differences: Perspectives on the Bilingual Advantage Debate | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.rights.holder | © 2021
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Published under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 International
(CC BY 4.0) license | es_ES |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://direct.mit.edu/nol | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1162/nol_a_00038 | |