The depth of semantic processing modulates cross‐language pattern similarity in <scp>Chinese–English</scp> bilinguals

Li, Huiling; Cao, Ying; Chen, Chuansheng; Liu, Xiaoyu; Zhang, Shuo; Mei, Leilei

doi:10.1002/hbm.26195

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“…The paired sample t-test showed that the L1 was more pro cient than the L2 in listening (t(23) = -8.741, p < .001), speaking (t(23) = -8.108, p < .001), reading (t(23) = -6.409, p < .001) and writing (t(23) = -8.113, p < .001). These results indicate that participants have intermediate pro ciency in their L2 (see also Liu et al, 2022Liu et al, , 2023 for a similar sample). The names of the colors and shapes were monosyllabic pseudowords (e.g., "sa" for yellow, "da" for pentagram).…”

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The Effect of Disturbance on the Neural Mechanisms of Learning Word Formation Rules in a Novel Language

Meng,

Ren,

Wang

et al. 2024

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Individuals learn the meaning of words mainly through feedback from others at early stages, but confusing feedback may cause disturbances in establishing lexical form-to-meaning mappings. To date, little is known about how these mappings are preciously established as language learning experiences and proficiency increase. To this end, we asked participants to perform a picture-word matching task under disturbance and non-disturbance conditions during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Brain imaging revealed that in the non-disturbance condition, more brain network connections emerged during early (naïve) learning than later (expert) learning. However, in the disturbance condition, more connections were found during expert learning compared to naïve learning. Correspondingly, the behavioral results showed that as learning experiences increase in the disturbance condition, so do accuracy rates. Together, these findings indicate that with increased experience in mapping lexical forms to meanings, individuals appear to become less sensitive to disturbances by engaging multiple brain areas.

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The Effect of Disturbance on the Neural Mechanisms of Learning Word Formation Rules in a Novel Language

Meng,

Ren,

Wang

et al. 2024

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“…They all came from Beijing and had highly similar second language education backgrounds. All participants were healthy, right-handed and had normal or corrected-to-normal vision ( Yuan et al, 2021 ; Li et al, 2023 ). All participants signed an informed consent form before the experiment, which was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Beijing Normal University.…”

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Neural pathways of attitudes toward foreign languages predict academic performance

Lu,

Wang,

Wei

et al. 2023

Front. Psychol.

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Learning attitude is thought to impact students’ academic achievement and success, but the underlying neurocognitive mechanisms of learning attitudes remain unclear. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the neural markers linked to attitudes toward foreign languages and how they contribute to foreign-language performance. Forty-one Chinese speakers who hold differentiated foreign language (English) attitudes were asked to complete an English semantic judgment task during a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) experiment. Multimethod brain imaging analyses showed that, compared with the positive attitude group (PAG), the negative attitude group (NAG) showed increased brain activation in the left STG and functional connectivity between the left STG and the right precentral gyrus (PCG), as well as changed functional segregation and integration of brain networks under the English reading task, after controlling for English reading scores. Mediation analysis further revealed that left STG activity and STG-PCG connectivity mediated the relationships between English attitudes and English reading performance. Taken together, these findings suggest that objective neural markers related to subjective foreign language attitudes (FLAs) exist and that attitude-related neural pathways play important roles in determining students’ academic performance. Our findings provide new insights into the neurobiological mechanisms by which attitudes regulate academic performance.

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The depth of semantic processing modulates cross‐language pattern similarity in Chinese–English bilinguals

Cao

Chen

et al. 2022

Human Brain Mapping

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Previous studies have investigated factors related to the degree of cross‐language overlap in brain activations in bilinguals/multilinguals. However, it is still unclear whether and how the depth of semantic processing (a critical task‐related factor) affects the neural pattern similarity between native and second languages. To address this question, 26 Chinese–English bilinguals were scanned with fMRI while performing a word naming task (i.e., a task with shallow semantic processing) and a semantic judgment task (i.e., a task with deep semantic processing) in both native and second languages. Based on three sets of representational similarity analysis (whole brain, ROI‐based, and within‐language vs. cross‐language semantic representation), we found that select regions in the reading brain network showed higher cross‐language pattern similarity and higher cross‐language semantic representations during deep semantic processing than during shallow semantic processing. These results suggest that compared to shallow semantic processing, deep semantic processing may lead to greater language‐independent processing (i.e., cross‐language semantic representation) and cross‐language pattern similarity, and provide direct quantitative neuroimaging evidence for cognitive models of bilingual lexical memory.

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The depth of semantic processing modulates cross‐language pattern similarity in Chinese–English bilinguals

Cited by 5 publications

References 105 publications

The Effect of Disturbance on the Neural Mechanisms of Learning Word Formation Rules in a Novel Language

The Effect of Disturbance on the Neural Mechanisms of Learning Word Formation Rules in a Novel Language

Neural pathways of attitudes toward foreign languages predict academic performance

The depth of semantic processing modulates cross‐language pattern similarity in Chinese–English bilinguals

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