Giving cognition a hand: Linking spatial cognition to linguistic expression in native and late learners of sign language and bimodal bilinguals
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen , Max-Planck-Institut , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Donders Institute - Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging , Özyegin University , Özyegin University , Max-Planck-Institut, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Faculteit der Letteren, Centre for Language Studies CLS , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Faculteit der Letteren, Departement Taal en communicatie , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Faculteit der Letteren, Nederlandse Taal en Cultuur
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Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen , Max-Planck-Institut , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Donders Institute - Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour, Centre for Cognitive Neuroimaging , Özyegin University , Özyegin University , Max-Planck-Institut, Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Faculteit der Letteren, Centre for Language Studies CLS , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Faculteit der Letteren, Departement Taal en communicatie , Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen, Faculteit der Letteren, Nederlandse Taal en Cultuur
Language can be expressed not only in vocal modality but also by the visible body as in sign languages and gestures accompanying speech. We investigated whether using visual language matters for language development, memory and modulates visual attention. We found that using visual language facilitates spatial language development . Signers and speakers who gesture also pay visual attention to spatial relations differently than speakers who use only speech. These however dont influence memory. Finally deaf children who are exposed to sign language late have some language delays but not very much showing the flexibility of the human language learning system
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