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Bilingualism modulates dual mechanisms of cognitive control: evidence from ERPs.

Morales, Julia, Yudes, Carolina, Gómez-Ariza, Carlos J., Bajo, M. Teresa·2015·Neuropsychologia

Abstract

Recent behavioral findings with the AX-Continous Performance Task (AX-CPT; Morales et al., 2013) show that bilinguals only outperform monolinguals under conditions that require the highest adjustment between monitoring (proactive) and inhibitory (reactive) control, which supports the idea that bilingualism modulates the coordination of different control mechanisms. In an ERP experiment we aimed to further investigate the role that bilingualism plays in the dynamic combination of proactive and reactive control in the AX-CPT. Our results strongly indicate that bilingualism facilitates an effective adjustment between both components of cognitive control. First, we replicated previous behavioral results. Second, ERP components indicated that bilingualism influences the conflict monitoring, response inhibition and error monitoring components of control (as indexed by the N2 and P3a elicited by the probe and the error-related negativity following incorrect responses, respectively). Thus, bilinguals exerted higher reactive control than monolinguals but only when they needed to overcome the competing cue-information. These findings join others in suggesting that a better understanding of the cognitive benefits of bilingualism may require consideration of a multi-component perspective.

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  • Previous studies have reported the malleability of cognitive control mechanisms engaged in the AX-CPT due to experience-based conditions such as bilingualism or different kinds of training interventions.

    “Previous studies have already reported the malleability of cognitive control mechanisms engaged in the AX-CPT due to experience-based conditions such as bilingualism (Morales et al., 2013, 2015) or different kinds of training interventions”

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Authors
Morales, J., Yudes, C., Gómez-Ariza, C. J., & Bajo, M. T.
Affiliations
Universidad de Granada (ES)
Corresponding author
Morales, Julia
Venue
Neuropsychologia
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-01
Volume
66
Pages
157-169
ISSN
0028-3932 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2163635758
Cited by
152
References
125
Citations by year
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FWCI
4.28
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Neuropsychologia (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (AP2007-00314, PSI2011-25797, EDU2008-01111, CSD2008-00048, PSI2008-05607)
  • Andalusian Government (P08-HUM-3600, PSI2012-33625)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Categorization, perception, and language
Keywords
bilingualism, cognitive control, proactive control, reactive control, AX-CPT, conflict monitoring, response inhibition, error monitoring, N2, P3a, error-related negativity, ERP components, bilingual advantage
MeSH terms
Adult, Brain, Cognition, Conflict, Psychological, Cues, Electroencephalography, Evoked Potentials, Female, Humans, Inhibition, Psychological, Male, Psychomotor Performance, Multilingualism, Young Adult, Executive Function

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