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Episode 74 -- Bilingual Brain Symposium 2011

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Synopsis

October 25, 2011 The UTSA Neurosciences institute hosted a distinguished panel of language neurobiologists for a symposium on "The Bilingual Brain."  This discussion, recorded after the day's talks, has Salma Quraishi leading the group in covering a wide range of topics, including the cognitive advantages conferred by bilingualism, cross-modal bilingualism and critical periods for language acquisition. Participants: Karen Emmorey (San Diego State) Judith Kroll (Penn State) Lee Osterhout (UW Seattle) Salma Quraishi (UTSA) Nicole Wicha (UTSA) Charles Wilson (UTSA) Duration: 36 minutes acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.