Listar por tema "bilingualism"
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Active bilingualism delays the onset of mild cognitive impairment
Elsevier (2020)Lifelong bilingualism may contribute to cognitive reserve (CR) in neurodegenerative diseases as shown by a delay of the age at symptom onset in bilinguals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). ... -
«Aqueixa vall mig partida»: frontera, paisatge i identitat a la primera poesia de Jordi Pere Cerdà
Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I (2017)Jordi Pere Cerdà (Antoni Cayrol) és un dels poetes més importants de la Catalunya del Nord. Cerdà va néixer en un petit poble francès a prop de la frontera amb Espanya, en un indret on va aprendre el català a casa, per bé ... -
Bilingualism as a protective factor against dementia: a structural neuroimaging study in patients diagnosed with MCI
Universitat Jaume I (2017)En este estudio se utilizaron técnicas estructurales de neuroimagen para investigar las diferencias cerebrales entre 26 bilingües activos y 42 bilingües pasivos diagnosticados con Deterioro Cognitivo Leve (DCL). El ... -
Bilingualism's Effects on Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
Mary Ann Liebert (2021-01-21)Background: Bilingualism is considered a cognitive reserve (CR) factor, due to the delay in the onset of dementia in bilinguals compared with monolinguals. Two neural mechanisms have been suggested to underlie CR: neural ... -
Bilingüismo como factor protector frente al desarrollo de demencias
Universitat Jaume I (2016-06-14)Este trabajo va a poner a prueba la hipótesis que defiende que existen diferencias en reserva cognitiva y reserva cerebral entre sujetos bilingües y monolingües. Se evaluaron 22 participantes 11 bilingües y 11 monolingües ... -
Dynamic effects of immersive bilingualism on cortical and subcortical grey matter volumes
(2022)Bilingualism has been shown to induce neuroplasticity in the brain, but conflicting evidence regarding its specific effects in grey matter continues to emerge, probably due to methodological differences between studies, ... -
Efecto de facilitación de los cognados en el cerebro bilingüe
Universitat Jaume I (2015)The aim of the present fMRI research was to study the neural and behavioral differences between bilinguals and monolinguals during picture naming task with cognate and non-cognate words. Method: The sample consisted of ... -
Efectos neuroprotectores del bilingüismo contra la demencia. Un estudio de morfometría basada en el voxel
Publicacions de la Universitat Jaume I. Servei de Comunicació i Publicacions (2019)Introducción: Recientes estudios sugieren que el bilingüismo es uno de los factores que contribuye a la reserva cognitiva, ya que las personas bilingües suelen manifestar los síntomas de la enfermedad de Alzheimer ... -
Hippocampal adaptations in Mild Cognitive Impairment patients are modulated by bilingual language experiences
Cambridge University Press (2023)Bilingualism has been shown to contribute to increased resilience against cognitive aging. One of the key brain structures linked to memory and dementia symptom onset, the hippocampus, has been observed to adapt in response ... -
How Bilingualism Shapes the FunctionalArchitecture of the Brain: A Study on ExecutiveControl in Early Bilinguals and Monolinguals
Wiley (2015-09)The existence of a behavioral advantage of bilinguals over monolinguals during executive tasks is controversial. A new approach to this issue is to investigate the effect of bilingualism on neural control when performing ... -
Language attrition: an experimental qualitative study on english – spanish adult bilinguals
Universitat Jaume I (2013)nterest in bilingualism and the effects it has on cognitive development has been subject to immense study and investigation. A relatively new concept associated with bilingualism is attrition. Only in the past 30 years has ... -
Languages and psychotherapy: the effect of foreign language on fear extinction
Colegio Oficial de Psicólogos del Principado de Asturias (2023)Background: Using a foreign language can influence emotion modulation, but whether different psychotherapy processes would be affected by a foreign language is still unclear. The current study explored the foreign language ... -
Older Learners: Influence of Age in Their Second-Language Acquisition Goals
Universitat Jaume I (2020-06-04)This study diagnoses influence of senior students' age in their goals of learning English as second language (L2) and contributes to the language skills analysis the bilingualism. The aim of this paper is to study age ... -
Positive effects of CLIL on language learning: A comparison of a CLIL and an EFL classroom
Universitat Jaume I (2017-06-13)Nowadays, English proficiency is becoming more and more essential in our lives. In fact, children are starting to study English at school at ever earlier ages, and the success of bilingual schools in which English is the ... -
Processing negative autobiographical memories in a foreign language
Frontiers Media (2023)The use of a foreign language has been introduced in the clinical setting as a form of emotional distance to help deal with negative experiences. However, the evidence of foreign language reducing emotionality during ... -
Teachers’ awareness and beliefs towards corrective feedback in L2 pragmatics
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The effect of a foreign language on cognitive reappraisal during exposure to a phobic stimulus
Cambridge University Press (2023)This study investigates whether the cognitive reappraisal strategy is influenced by the participant's language (native/foreign) when confronting a fearful stimulus. Sixty participants with subclinical phobia of cockroaches ... -
The new Multilingualism Decree: Study on teachers' view
Universitat Jaume I (2017-07-07)The role of English as a global language is unquestionable. Consequently, governments focus on fostering the learning of the foreign language. The Valencian Government tries to achieve this goal and strengthen the minority ... -
To Dub or Not to Dub –That is the question!An fMRI study on the processing of funny clips in L2
Universitat Jaume I (2017-07-24)Recent behavioural research provides evidence that people using a foreign language (L2) make substantially more utilitarian decisions when presented with moral dilemmas. It is argued that this is due to a reduced emotional ...