[Cogsci-interpreting] Paper Announcement:

[Alexis Hervais-Adelman]

Dear List Members, 

 

We are delighted to be able to share a new article with you:

 

Hervais-Adelman, A., & Babcock, L. (In Press). The neurobiology of
simultaneous interpreting: Where extreme language control and cognitive
control intersect. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 1-12.
doi:10.1017/S1366728919000324

 

Abstract

"Simultaneous interpreting is a complex cognitive task that requires the
concurrent execution of multiple processes: listening, comprehension,
conversion of a message from one language to another, speech production, and
self-monitoring. This requires the deployment of an array of linguistic and
cognitive control mechanisms that must coordinate the various brain systems
implicated in handling these tasks. How the brain handles this challenge
remains an open question, and recent brain imaging investigations have begun
to complement the theories based on behavioural data. fMRI studies have
shown that simultaneous interpreting engages a network of brain regions
encompassing those implicated in speech perception and production, language
switching, self-monitoring, and selection. Structural imaging studies have
been carried out that also indicate modifications to a similar set of
structures. In the present paper, we review the extant data and propose an
integrative model of simultaneous interpreting that piggybacks on existing
theories of multilingual language control."

 

We hope you will find the paper of interest, and we encourage you to share
your latest output with the list.

 

Best regards,

Alexis Hervais-Adelman and Laura Babcock

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