APS

31st APS Annual Convention · 2019

Degree of Bilingualism Correlates with Differences in Cerebral Hemispheric Involvement

Washington, DC · May 2019

Poster · Cognitive

  • Francisco Sierra
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Fabian Gonzalez
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Flor Garcia
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Drake Benson
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Vivian Medina
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Edson Ortiz
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Amy Weimer
    Texas State University
  • Yu-Cheng Lin
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Jerwen Jou
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Alicia Luna
    University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
  • Gabriela Aleman
    The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Abstract

The present study examines the relationship between degree of bilingualism and hemispheric involvement for language processing, as measured by a dichotic word listening test. Results indicate a significant correlation between degree of bilingualism and hemispheric involvement differences.

Bilingualism

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