Intraoperative brain mapping in multilingual patients: what do we know and where are we going?

In this review, we evaluate the knowledge gained so far about the neural bases of multilingual language processing obtained mainly through imaging and electrical stimulation mapping (ESM). We attempt to answer some key questions about multilingualism in the light of recent literature evidence, such...

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Authors: Martín Fernández, Jesús, Gabarrós, Andreu, Fernández Coello, Alejandro
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2022
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/224212
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/224212
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Multilingüisme
Mapatge del cervell
Imatges per ressonància magnètica
Multilingualism
Brain mapping
Magnetic resonance imaging
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Summary:In this review, we evaluate the knowledge gained so far about the neural bases of multilingual language processing obtained mainly through imaging and electrical stimulation mapping (ESM). We attempt to answer some key questions about multilingualism in the light of recent literature evidence, such as the degree of anatomical-functional integration of two or more languages in a multilingual brain, how the age of L2-acquisition affects language organization in the human brain, or how the brain controls more than one language. Finally, we highlight the future trends in multilingual language mapping.