Neuroplasticity, neuroimaging, and bilingualism: Commentary on Baum and Titone by Klein, D, Watkins, K

“…In this comprehensive review by Baum and Titone, the authors promote the notion that bilingualism should be thought of as an agent of neuroplastic change over the life span. …”

Functional imaging study of word and nonword repetition in bilingual subjects by Klein, D, Watkins, K, Milner, B, Zatorre, R

Word and nonword repetition in bilingual subjects: a PET study. by Klein, D, Watkins, K, Zatorre, R, Milner, B

Age of language learning shapes brain structure: A cortical thickness study of bilingual and monolingual individuals by Klein, D, Mok, K, Chen, J, Watkins, K

“…Cortical thickness was measured in the MRI datasets of 22 monolinguals and 66 bilinguals. Some bilingual subjects had learned both languages simultaneously (0-3. years) while some had learned their L2 after achieving proficiency in their first language during either early (4-7. years) or late childhood (8-13. years). …”

Age of language learning shapes brain structure: a cortical thickness study of bilingual and monolingual individuals. by Klein, D, Mok, K, Chen, J, Watkins, K

“…Cortical thickness was measured in the MRI datasets of 22 monolinguals and 66 bilinguals. Some bilingual subjects had learned both languages simultaneously (0-3 years) while some had learned their L2 after achieving proficiency in their first language during either early (4-7 years) or late childhood (8-13 years). …”

The role of the left inferior parietal lobule in second language learning: An intensive language training fMRI study by Barbeau, E, Chai, X, Chen, J, Soles, J, Berken, J, Baum, S, Watkins, K, Klein, D

“…Research to date suggests that second language acquisition results in functional and structural changes in the bilingual brain, however, in what way and how quickly these changes occur remains unclear. …”