eural mechanisms and brain structures underlying individual differences in acquisition of vocabulary and grammar of an artificial language. A neurolinguistic study of language aptitude.
Completed
- Conditions
- linguistic research on healthy subjectslanguage learning talent
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON36936
- Lead Sponsor
- niversiteit Leiden
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 80
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
metal in the body, neurological disorders, claustrophobia, pregnancy, heart arrhythmia
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The main study parameters are the significant clusters of brain activation<br /><br>associated with grammar and vocabulary acquisition, modulated by second<br /><br>language learning aptitude and the relationship between language aptitude and<br /><br>the structural connectivity of language pathways in the brain. Also, the<br /><br>functional connectivity between brain regions involved in language learning as<br /><br>a function of language aptitude will be concentrated upon.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>not applicable</p><br>