Neuroimaging evidence dissociates forced and free language selection during bilingual speech production

• Yong Zhang ^[1] ; Jia Zhao ^[2] ; Hua Huang ^[6] ; Zhiwei Zhang ^[3] ; Shuqiong Wu ^[4] ; Jiang Qiu ^[2] ; Yan Jing Wu ^[5]
  1. [1] Chongqing Medical University

     Chongqing Medical University

     China

     
  2. [2] Southwest University

     Southwest University

     China

     
  3. [3] First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

     First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University

     China

     
  4. [4] Sichuan International Studies University

     Sichuan International Studies University

     China

     
  5. [5] Jiangsu Normal University

     Jiangsu Normal University

     China

     
  6. [6] Chongqing Red Cross Hospital, Chongqing, China

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• Localización: Bilingualism: Language and cognition, ISSN 1366-7289, Vol. 28, Nº 1, 2025, págs. 198-207
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1017/S1366728924000324
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• Resumen

  • Bilinguals may choose to speak a language either at their own will or in response to an external demand, but the underlying neural mechanisms in the two contexts is poorly understood. In the present study, Chinese–English bilinguals named pairs of pictures in three conditions: during forced-switch, the naming language altered between pictures 1 and 2. During non-switch, the naming language used was the same. During free-naming, either the same or different languages were used at participants' own will. While behavioural switching costs were observed during free-naming and forced-switching, neuroimaging results showed that forced language selection (i.e., forced-switch and non-switch) is associated with left-lateralized frontal activations, which have been implicated in inhibitory control. Free language selection (i.e., free-naming), however, was associated with fronto-parietal activations, which have been implicated in self-initiated behaviours. These findings offer new insights into the neural differentiation of language control in forced and free language selection contexts.

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