Abstract:Background: Bilingualism is a universal phenomenon. Study of bilingual brain has provided evidence to probable advantageous outcomes of early second language learning and brain structural correlates to these outcomes. Preservation of cognitive function with aging and executive dexterity are amongst proposed benefits. Method: Using the data deposited by Pliatsikas we analyzed through diffusion MRI connectometry structural difference in white matter tracts in 20 healthy sequential bilingual adults, who used Engl… Show more
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