Mathematical and Linguistic Processing Differs Between Native and Second Languages: An fMRI Study
Wang Y, Lin L, Kuhl P, Hirsch J. Mathematical and Linguistic Processing Differs Between Native and Second Languages: An fMRI Study. Brain Imaging And Behavior 2007, 1: 68-82. DOI: 10.1007/s11682-007-9007-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMandarin Chinese learnersAdditional neural activationSecond languageNonnative languageChinese learnersL1 systemLinguistic tasksPhonetic discriminationPerisylvian language areasLanguage areasLanguageL2Specific neurocircuitryProcessing differsL1Neuro-mechanismEnglishInferior frontal gyrusLearnersNativesParity judgmentsLeft hemisphereJudgmentsFrontal gyrusFMRI study