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Local and global inhibition in bilingual word production: fMRI evidence from Chinese–English bilinguals

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Guo, Taomei, Liu, Hongyan, Misra, Maya, Kroll, Judith F.·2011·NeuroImage

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The current study examined the neural correlates associated with local and global inhibitory processes used by bilinguals to resolve interference between competing responses. Two groups of participants completed both blocked and mixed picture naming tasks while undergoing functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). One group first named a set of pictures in L1, and then named the same pictures in L2. The other group first named pictures in L2, and then in L1. After the blocked naming tasks, both groups performed a mixed language naming task (i.e., naming pictures in either language according to a cue). The comparison between the blocked and mixed naming tasks, collapsed across groups, was defined as the local switching effect, while the comparison between blocked naming in each language was defined as the global switching effect. Distinct patterns of neural activation were found for local inhibition as compared to global inhibition in bilingual word production. Specifically, the results suggest that the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the supplementary motor area (SMA) play important roles in local inhibition, while the dorsal left frontal gyrus and parietal cortex are important for global inhibition.

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  • Language switching produces a spatially distributed activation pattern that includes bilateral frontal, precentral, caudate, pre-SMA, and temporal areas.

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Authors
Guo, T., Liu, H., Misra, M., & Kroll, J. F.
Affiliations
  • Beijing Normal University (CN)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
Corresponding author
Guo, Taomei
Venue
NeuroImage
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2011-06
Volume
56
Issue
4
Pages
2300-2309
ISSN
1053-8119 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2013937754
Cited by
300
References
46
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.94
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • NeuroImage (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (30600179)
  • NIH (R01-HD053146)
  • NSF (OISE-0968369)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Language Development and Disorders
Keywords
local inhibition, global inhibition, interference resolution, language switching, picture naming, Chinese-English bilinguals, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex, supplementary motor area, frontal cortex, parietal cortex, neural correlates of inhibition
MeSH terms
Brain, Brain Mapping, Female, Humans, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Inhibition, Psychological, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time, Multilingualism, Young Adult

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