Investigation of Neurophysiological Functioning During Oral Comprehension Task. An Exploratory Study in Second Language (Italian) Learning in French Students Using Autonomic and Cerebral Investigation
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Learning
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
- Enrollment
- 70
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Sympathetic activity
- Status
- Recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The oral comprehension (OC) of a second language (L2) involves different cognitive processes, specially during the learning phase. This study aims at investigating the neurophysiological functioning of different steps involved in this oral understanding.
Detailed Description
Here, the investigators seek for the different neurophysiological processes involved in OC according to the level of understanding (2 levels) and its different phases (fluid, hindered and metacognitive feedback). This study therefore requires three different research methodologies : 1. an interactive system dedicated to the boundary delimitations of obstacles during OC 2. an investigation of the autonomic nervous system responses (measurement of electrodermal activity and heart rate variability) that will likely occur differently during different phases of the OC process 3. an investigation of the central responses (through fMRI technique), coupled with autonomous responses, that will identify the different neural networks in the different stages of the OC process.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •French learner in Italian language
- •right-handed
- •affiliated to French social security
- •informed consent signed
Exclusion Criteria
- •pregnant woman
- •audiologic pathology impacting the capacity of hearing
- •neurologic or psychiatric pathology that may interfere with oral comprehension
- •learning disability (for instance: dyslexia)
- •contra-indication to MRI and to EDA acquisition
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Sympathetic activity
Time Frame: up to 3 months following the language profile completion
ElectroDermal Activity (EDA) measured in µS
Secondary Outcomes
- Interaction between sympathetic activity and brain activity(up to 6 months following the acquisition of language profile)
- Activated brain regions demonstrating brain activity(up to 6 months following the language profile completion)
- Parasympathetic activity(up to 3 months following the language profile completion)
- Correlations between sympathetic and parasympathetic activity(up to 3 months following the language profile completion)
- Interaction between parasympathetic activity and brain activity(up to 6 months following the acquisition of language profile)
- Linguistic evaluation(up to 1 month following the acquisition of language profile)
- Cognitive evaluation of executive functions(up to 1 month following the acquisition of language profile)
- Cognitive evaluation of short term memory(up to 1 month following the acquisition of language profile)