Neural mechanisms and brain structures underlying individual differences in acquisition of vocabulary and grammar of an artificial language. A neurolinguistic study of language aptitude.

Neural mechanisms and brain structures underlying individual differences in acquisition of vocabulary and grammar of an artificial language. A neurolinguistic study of language aptitude. - Neural correlates of second language aptitude

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON36936

Enrollment

Registered

2013-02-20

Start date

2013-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-07-22

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Conditions

linguistic research on healthy subjects language learning talent

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy adult volunteers (age 18-25) with high and average level of language aptitude Right-handed Monolingual native speakers of Dutch

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: metal in the body, neurological disorders, claustrophobia, pregnancy, heart arrhythmia

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The main study parameters are the significant clusters of brain activation associated with grammar and vocabulary acquisition, modulated by second language learning aptitude and the relationship between language aptitude and the structural connectivity of language pathways in the brain. Also, the functional connectivity between brain regions involved in language learning as a function of language aptitude will be concentrated upon.	—

Measure

Time frame

The main study parameters are the significant clusters of brain activation associated with grammar and vocabulary acquisition, modulated by second language learning aptitude and the relationship between language aptitude and the structural connectivity of language pathways in the brain. Also, the functional connectivity between brain regions involved in language learning as a function of language aptitude will be concentrated upon.

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results