The Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingualism (Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology)

The Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingualism presents an introduction to the neural bases and cognitive processes of the bilingual brain. It covers foundational knowledge required for study in the area of bilingualism, including prominent theories and research methodologies, and the state of research in relevant fields of psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, and neuroscience. Major topics include bilingual development and brain plasticity; aphasia and the bilingual brain; cross-linguistic effects of bilingualism; bilingual lexical and conceptual memory; and cognitive and neurocognitive effects of bilingualism. This book represents the first of its kind to bring together the various psychological and theoretical issues of bilingualism with respect to language processing and representation, while providing insight into the 'reality' of the bilingual brain. The Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingualism pp i-i Cambridge Fundamentals of Neuroscience in Psychology - Series page pp ii-ii The Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingualism - Title page pp iii-iii Copyright page pp iv-iv Contents pp v-vii Figures pp viii-viii Tables pp ix-ix Acknowledgments pp x-x Chapter One - Theories and Methods in the Cognitive Neuroscience of Bilingualism pp 1-19 An Introduction Chapter Two - Neural Representations and Language Processing in the Bilingual Brain pp 20-43 Chapter Three - Bilingualism, Language Development, and Brain Plasticity pp 44-74 Chapter Four - Aphasia and the Bilingual Brain pp 75-98 Chapter Five - Cross-Linguistic Effects of Bilingualism pp 99-125 Chapter Six - Bilingual Lexical and Conceptual Memory pp 126-150 Chapter Seven - Cognitive and Neurocognitive Effects of Bilingualism pp 151-172 Chapter Eight - Conclusion pp 173-181 References pp 182-245 Index pp 246-249