32.996, Calls: Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Cognitive Science, Language Acquisition / Frontiers in Psychology (Jrnl)

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Subject: 32.996, Calls:  Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Cognitive Science, Language Acquisition / Frontiers in Psychology (Jrnl)

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Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2021 14:07:28
From: Christos Pliatsikas [c.pliatsikas at reading.ac.uk]
Subject: Psycholinguistics, Neurolinguistics, Cognitive Science, Language Acquisition / Frontiers in Psychology (Jrnl)

 Full Title: Frontiers in Psychology 


Linguistic Field(s): Cognitive Science; Language Acquisition; Neurolinguistics; Psycholinguistics 

Call Deadline: 31-Jan-2022 

Call for papers for upcoming Research Topic in Frontiers in Psychology: New
Approaches To How Bilingualism Shapes Cognition And The Brain Across The
Lifespan: Beyond The False Dichotomy Of Advantage Versus No Advantages

Submission Deadlines
30 September 2021 -- Abstract
31 January 2022 --  Manuscript

For much of the twentieth century, bilingualism was thought to result in
cognitive disadvantages. But research in recent decades has demonstrated that
experience with two (or more) languages confers a bilingual advantage in
executive functions and may delay the expression of symptoms in Alzheimer’s
disease However, conflicting evidence has emerged, with certain research
groups consistently find support for a bilingual advantage, while other groups
consistently find none, and this has led to questions concerning the
robustness of the advantage claims. Some have even suggested that bilingual
advantages may be entirely spurious. A heated debate has ensued, and the field
has now reached an impasse. New approaches are needed, that move beyond the
traditional perception of bilingualism as a binary variable and take into
account the non-static nature of these effects.

This Research Topic seeks to move beyond these entrenched positions. We see an
opportunity for ambitious and rigorous studies to advance understanding of how
experience with multiple languages interacts with other variables to alter
cognition, affect aging, and change the structure and function of the brain.
Detailed theoretical models are needed that put forth a priori testable
predictions concerning which types of bilingual experiences are more likely to
show plasticity effects in a given domain and which are less likely. To
achieve this, it is necessary to pay attention to methodological nuances in
experimental designs, such as differences in tasks used and in the components
of cognition they measure. By focusing on these aspects of research design, we
believe that it is possible to systematically advance knowledge of how
bilingualism affects cognition and the brain.

Research in the past two decades has shown that the experience of
bi/multilingualism can affect language processing, domain-general cognition,
and the underlying brain architecture. Nevertheless, the inconsistencies in
the evidence, which partly stem from differences in methodologies as well as
broad and inconsistent definitions of bilingualism, have meant that the field
of bilingualism has been locked in a stalemate over whether bilingualism
yields cognitive advantages. In order to advance knowledge beyond the binary
of advantage versus no advantage, new approaches are needed that take into
account nuanced experiences and individual differences related to bilingualism
and that use a variety of innovative methodological techniques. In this
Research Topic, we invite ambitious and rigorous theoretical or empirical
papers that seek to advance understanding of how experience with acquisition
and use of more than one language interacts with other variables to shape
cognition and brain structure and function. We invite submissions using
behavioral and/or neuroimaging approaches across the lifespan and studied with
cross-sectional or longitudinal designs and we particularly welcome
submissions focusing on development and healthy ageing and neurodegeneration.
Review articles and meta-analyses of the literature are also welcomed.

Editors:
Mark Antoniou, Western Sydney University
Christos Pliatsikas, University of Reading
Scott R. Schroeder, Hofstra University

Full details available here: 
https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/17276/new-approaches-to-how-biling
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