The purpose of this project is to investigate the non-linguistic consequences of bilingualism in spatial cognition. A set of 4 tasks has been adapted from the literature to test bilinguals on a range of spatial abilities. Spanish-English and French-Basque bilinguals will be tested. This research is in response to suggestive findings indicating possible cognitive differences in bilinguals when compared to monolinguals. Studies such as this are necessary to forming a deeper understanding into how the bilingual brain encodes language in conjunction with the rest of cognition. This in turn is crucial to our developing understanding of the neural structures involved in normal bilingualism, as well as to the types of cognitive disorders that can arise in bilingual brains. ? ? ?

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
1F31HD051552-01A2
Application #
7151752
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-HOP-U (29))
Program Officer
Mccardle, Peggy D
Project Start
2006-07-17
Project End
2009-07-16
Budget Start
2006-07-17
Budget End
2007-07-16
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
2006
Total Cost
$45,259
Indirect Cost
Name
Cornell University
Department
Psychology
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
872612445
City
Ithaca
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
14850