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Journal of Neurolinguistics 21, 6 (2008) 509-521

Second-language learning and changes in the brain

Lee Osterhout 1, Andrew Poliakov 2, Kayo Inoue 1, Judith Mclaughlin 1, Geoffrey Valentine 1, Ilona Pitkanen 1, Cheryl Frenck-Mestre (  Auteur correspondant ) 3, Julia Hirschensohn 4

(2008)

Presumably, second-language (L2) learning is mediated by changes in the brain. Little is known about what changes in the brain, how the brain changes, or when these changes occur during learning. Here, we illustrate by way of example how modern brain-based methods can be used to discern some of the changes that occur during L2 learning. Preliminary results from three studies indicate that classroom based L2 instruction can result in changes in the brain's electrical activity, in the location of this activity within the brain, and in the structure of the learners' brains. These changes can occur during the earliest stages of L2 acquisition.

1 :	Department of Psychology
	University of Washington
2 :	Department of Biological Structure
	University of Washington
3 :	Laboratoire Parole et Langage (LPL)
	CNRS : UMR6057 – Université de Provence - Aix-Marseille I
4 :	Department of linguistics
	University of Washington

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Sciences cognitives/Psychologie Sciences cognitives/Neurosciences Sciences du Vivant/Neurosciences/Sciences cognitives Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Sociologie

Mots Clés : Second language – Plasticity – ERPs – N400 – P600 – VBM – Language processing

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