Bilingualism and brain functional asymmetry

The task of the neural organization of the native language, acquired by a direct method and of another language, studied at school, performed correspondingly by the left and the right hemispheres, was studied in the bilingual patient after unilateral electroconvulsive therapy used in psychiatry. It...

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Published in:	Brain and language Vol. 20; no. 2; p. 195
Main Authors:	Chernigovskaya, T V, Balonov, L J, Deglin, V L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherlands 01-11-1983
Subjects:	Adult Dominance, Cerebral - physiology Electroconvulsive Therapy Humans Language Language Development Learning - physiology Male Methods Russia Turkmenistan Turkmenistan Russia
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Summary:	The task of the neural organization of the native language, acquired by a direct method and of another language, studied at school, performed correspondingly by the left and the right hemispheres, was studied in the bilingual patient after unilateral electroconvulsive therapy used in psychiatry. It was established that in such a bilingual type the right hemisphere is concerned with the formation of deep semantic structures of the native language while the left hemisphere is responsible for the formation of second language deep structures and of surface structures of both languages. The effect of language learning method on cerebral organization of bilingualism is postulated.
ISSN:	0093-934X
DOI:	10.1016/0093-934X(83)90042-1