Second language learning induces grey matter volume increase in people with multiple sclerosis

Grey matter volume (GMV) decline is a frequent finding in multiple sclerosis (MS), the most common chronic neurological disease in young adults. Increases of GMV were detected in language related brain regions following second language (L2) learning in healthy adults. Effects of L2 learning in peopl...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 14; no. 12; p. e0226525
Main Authors:	Ehling, Rainer, Amprosi, Matthias, Kremmel, Benjamin, Bsteh, Gabriel, Eberharter, Kathrin, Zehentner, Matthias, Steiger, Ruth, Tuovinen, Noora, Gizewski, Elke R., Benke, Thomas, Berger, Thomas, Spöttl, Carol, Brenneis, Christian, Scherfler, Christoph
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 23.12.2019 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adult Adults Analysis Autoimmune diseases Bilingualism Biology and Life Sciences Brain Brain diseases Brain Mapping Brain research Cognitive ability Competence Comprehension Comprehension - physiology Cortex Disease Education Female Fluency Gray Matter - diagnostic imaging Gray Matter - growth & development Gray Matter - pathology Health Health status Hippocampus Humans Landsteiner, Karl Language Language acquisition Language proficiency Learning Listening Listening comprehension Longitudinal Studies Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical imaging Medicine and Health Sciences Memory Middle Aged Multilingualism Multiple sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis - diagnosis Multiple Sclerosis - pathology Multiple Sclerosis - psychology Neurological diseases Neurological disorders Neurology Neuroplasticity Organ Size - physiology Parahippocampal gyrus Parahippocampus Plastic properties Plasticity Plasticity (cortical) Putamen Quality of Life Recurrence (Disease) Regions Rehabilitation Research and Analysis Methods Second language learning Social Sciences Somatotropin Speaking Statistics Substantia grisea Training Vocabulary Young adults United Kingdom Austria
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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