Dynamic neuroplasticity of language networks: The intersection of bilingualism and epilepsy
Stasenko A, Kaestner E, Schadler A, Reyes A, Urbanic C, Helm J, Saldana D, Carollo-Duprey G, Połczyńska M, Benjamin C, Sepeta L, Gollan T, Cavanagh L, McDonald C. Dynamic neuroplasticity of language networks: The intersection of bilingualism and epilepsy. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2422742122. PMID: 40658859, PMCID: PMC12304909, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2422742122.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHemispheric epilepsyLeft hemisphere epilepsyRight hemisphere epilepsyLanguage network organizationSeizure onset lateralityBilingual brainMonolingual adultsMonolingual patientsEarly bilingualsBilingual patientsLanguage networkLanguage lateralizationNeurological insultBilateral lateralizationLanguage experienceAcquire languageL2 representationsFunctional MRITemporal lobe epilepsyLeft-lateralL2 networkL2 acquisitionCompensatory processesNeural adaptationMonolingual systems
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