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SUMMARY:How bilingualism modulates the neural mechanisms of selective atte
 ntion  - Dr Mirjana Bozic\, Department of Psychology\, University of Cambr
 idge
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CONTACT:Dr Dervila Glynn
DESCRIPTION:*Theme: Social Brains and Communication*\n\n*Abstract:* Learni
 ng and using multiple languages places considerable demands on our cogniti
 ve system\, and has been shown to modulate the mechanisms of selective att
 ention in both children and adults. Yet the nature of these adaptive chang
 es is still not entirely clear. One possibility is that bilingualism boost
 s the capacity for selective attention\; another is that it leads to a dif
 ferent distribution of this finite resource\, aimed at supporting optimal 
 performance under the increased processing demands. I will present a serie
 s of studies investigating the nature of modifications of selective attent
 ion in bilingualism. Using behavioural and neuroimaging techniques\, our d
 ata confirm that bilingualism modifies the neural mechanisms of selective 
 attention even in the absence of behavioural differences between monolingu
 als and bilinguals. They further suggest that\, instead of enhanced attent
 ional capacity\, these neuroadaptive modifications appear to reflect its r
 edistribution\, arguably aimed at economising the available resources to s
 upport optimal behavioural performance. \n\n*Biography:* Mirjana Bozic is 
 Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology\, University of Cambri
 dge\, and Fellow and Director of Studies for Psychological and Behavioural
  Sciences at King's College\, Cambridge. She holds a degree in Psychology 
 from the University of Novi Sad\, Serbia\, and MPhil and PhD in Cognitive 
 Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge. After her PhD she was a Car
 eer Development Fellow at MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambrid
 ge\, before taking her position as a University Lecturer in the Department
  of Psychology. Her research aims to understand the cognitive and neural m
 echanisms that underpin language comprehension\; to explore how these mech
 anisms may have evolved\; and to understand how our brains adapt to the re
 quirements of learning and using more than one language.  \nRegister in ad
 vance for this seminar: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYsfuypq
 DgqHNTwxL9Y84NXMhoM8LbO2Hzf\n\nAfter registering\, you will receive a conf
 irmation email containing information about joining the meeting.\n\n
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