Episode 74 -- Bilingual Brain Symposium 2011

Published: Oct. 25, 2011, 3:24 p.m.

October 25, 2011

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The UTSA Neurosciences institute hosted a distinguished panel of language neurobiologists for a symposium on "The Bilingual Brain."  This discussion, recorded after the day's talks, has Salma Quraishi leading the group in covering a wide range of topics, including the cognitive advantages conferred by bilingualism, cross-modal bilingualism and critical periods for language acquisition.

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Participants:

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Karen Emmorey (San Diego State)

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Judith Kroll (Penn State)

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Lee Osterhout (UW Seattle)

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Salma Quraishi (UTSA)

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Nicole Wicha (UTSA)

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Charles Wilson (UTSA)

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Duration: 36 minutes

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acknowledgement: JM Tepper for original music.