Subcortical restructuring as a function of multilingualism
Insights from monolinguals, bilinguals, trilinguals and quadrilinguals
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21697374 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jia’en Yee (0000-0002-9734-7312, Universiti Putra Malaysia), Ngee Thai Yap (0000-0001-8672-7128, Universiti Putra Malaysia), M Korenar (0000-0002-9420-2927, Amsterdam Neuroscience), Douglas Saddy (0000-0001-8501-6076, University of Reading), James Douglas Saddy, Christos Pliatsikas (0000-0001-7093-1773, Universidad Nebrija, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 715-728 |
| Publication date | 2024-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bilingualism Language and Cognition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1366-7289 • E-ISSN: 1469-1841 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s136672892300086x |
| OpenAlex | W4389567873 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 90 |
Subcortical structures implicated in language control and processing adapt structurally with increasing language experience. However, the adaptation patterns across different subcortical structures remain unclear. Previous findings from bilinguals and multilinguals reveal renormalisation patterns, lending support to the Dynamic Restructuring Model (Pliatsikas, 2020). These patterns are composed of increasing volumes during the initial stages of language learning, and subsequent reductions as experience increases. T1-weighted images from 14 English monolinguals, 14 bilinguals, 14 trilinguals, and 14 quadrilinguals were obtained. The volumes of five subcortical regions implicated in language control and processing were compared amongst the groups. The findings showed group differences for every structure – caudate nucleus, nucleus accumbens, putamen, globus pallidus and thalamus. Complex patterns were unveiled for each structure, suggesting expansions and renormalisations that differ in trajectory for each group. These findings highlight the dynamic progression of subcortical adaptations, and support the notion of structural renormalisation as language experience grows
Basal ganglia · Caudate nucleus · Central nervous system · Cognitive psychology · Globus pallidus · Linguistics · Multilingualism · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Putamen · Restructuring · Thalamus · Language Development and Disorders · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Psychology · Reading and Literacy Development · Artificial Intelligence
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| Citations per year | 5 |
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| Citation span | 2025 - 2026 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |