Function neuroimaging studies of Japanese-Chinese bilinguals phonological processing for language education

Xiujun Li, Jingjing Yang, Qiyong Guo, Jinglong Wu

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Abstract

Language education is the teaching and learning of a foreign or second language, such as English or Japanese. The person who can master two or more kinds of language is called bilingual. In this study, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging to visualize Japanese Chinese bilinguals' brain activity in phonological processing of Chinese and Japanese characters. We investigate brain activations in processing Japanese phonological and font size by visual judgment tasks in fifteen Japanese subjects. Different activation patterns were observed between Chinese phonological and Japanese phonological judgment processing. We conclude that constellation of neural substrates was different for phonological processing.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2015 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2015
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages2163-2168
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781479970964
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Sept 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event12th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2015 - Beijing, China
Duration: 2 Aug 20155 Aug 2015

Publication series

Name2015 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2015

Conference

Conference12th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, ICMA 2015
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period2/08/155/08/15

Keywords

  • Japanese
  • fMRI
  • language education
  • phonological

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