Bilingual advantages in executive functioning either do not exist or are restricted to very specific and undetermined circumstances

Kenneth R. Paap; Hunter A. Johnson; Oliver Sawi

doi:10.1016/j.cortex.2015.04.014

journal article Aug 01, 2015

Bilingual advantages in executive functioning either do not exist or are restricted to very specific and undetermined circumstances

Kenneth R. Paap Hunter A. Johnson Oliver Sawi

Cortex Vol. 69 pp. 265-278 · Elsevier BV

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Kenneth R. Paap, Hunter A. Johnson, Oliver Sawi (2015). Bilingual advantages in executive functioning either do not exist or are restricted to very specific and undetermined circumstances. Cortex, 69, 265-278. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cortex.2015.04.014

Bilingual advantages in executive functioning either do not exist or are restricted to very specific and undetermined circumstances

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