Grey Matter Volume in the Cerebellum is Related to the Processing of Grammatical Rules in a Second Language: A Structural Voxel-based Morphometry Study

被引：71

作者：

Pliatsikas, Christos ^{[1
,2
]}

Johnstone, Tom ^{[1
,3
]}

Marinis, Theodoros ^{[2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Reading, Ctr Integrat Neurosci & Neurodynam, Reading RG6 6AL, Berks, England

[2] Univ Reading, Sch Psychol & Clin Language Sci, Dept Clin Language Sci, Reading RG6 6AL, Berks, England

[3] Univ Reading, Sch Psychol & Clin Language Sci, Dept Psychol, Reading RG6 6AL, Berks, England

来源：

CEREBELLUM | 2014年 / 13卷 / 01期

基金：

英国经济与社会研究理事会;

关键词：

Cerebellum; VBM; Grammatical processing; Second language; WORKING-MEMORY; LANGUAGE; BRAIN; LEXICON; WORDS; AGE;

D O I：

10.1007/s12311-013-0515-6

中图分类号：

Q189 [神经科学];

学科分类号：

071006 ;

摘要：

The experience of learning and using a second language (L2) has been shown to affect the grey matter (GM) structure of the brain. Importantly, GM density in several cortical and subcortical areas has been shown to be related to performance in L2 tasks. Here, we show that bilingualism can lead to increased GM volume in the cerebellum, a structure that has been related to the processing of grammatical rules. Additionally, the cerebellar GM volume of highly proficient L2 speakers is correlated to their performance in a task tapping on grammatical processing in an L2, demonstrating the importance of the cerebellum for the establishment and use of grammatical rules in an L2.

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页码：55 / 63

页数：9

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