Right hemispheric dominance in tonal bilingualism is still controversial. In this study, we investigated hemispheric dominance in 30 simultaneous Bai-Mandarin tonal bilinguals and 28 Mandarin monolinguals using multimodal neuroimaging. Resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) analysis was first performed to reveal the changes of functional connections within the language-related network. Voxel-based morphology (VBM) and tract-based spatial statistics (TBSS) analyses were then used to identify bilinguals' alterations in gray matter volume (GMV) and fractional anisotropy (FA) of white matter, respectively. RSFC analyses revealed significantly increased functional connections of the right pars-orbital part of the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) with right caudate, right pars-opercular part of IFG, and left inferior temporal gyrus in Bai-Mandarin bilinguals compared to monolinguals. VBM and TBSS analyses further identified significantly greater GMV in right pars-triangular IFG and increased FA in right superior longitudinal fasciculus (SLF) in bilinguals than in monolinguals. Taken together, these results demonstrate the integrative role of the right IFG in tonal language processing of bilinguals. Our findings suggest that the intrinsic language network in simultaneous tonal bilinguals differs from that of monolinguals in terms of both function and structure.
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National Natural Science Foundation of ChinaNational Natural Science Foundation of China [31600880]; Shenzhen Key Basic Research [JCYJ20170818110103216]; Guangdong key basic research [2018B030332001]; Guangdong Pearl River Talents Plan [2016ZT06S220]
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大类|2 区医学
小类|2 区神经成像2 区神经科学2 区核医学
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大类|2 区医学
小类|2 区神经成像2 区神经科学2 区核医学
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Q1NEUROIMAGINGQ1RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGINGQ2NEUROSCIENCES
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Q1NEUROIMAGINGQ1RADIOLOGY, NUCLEAR MEDICINE & MEDICAL IMAGINGQ2NEUROSCIENCES
第一作者机构:[1]Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sch Life Sci & Technol, Minist Educ, Key Lab NeuroInformat, Chengdu, Peoples R China[2]Univ Elect Sci & Technol China, Sch Foreign Languages, Chengdu, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[6]Center for Language and Brain, Shenzhen Institute of Neuroscience, Shenzhen, 518057, China[7]Department of Radiology, Kunming Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Kunming 650032, China.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Gao Zhao,Guo Xin,Liu Cirong,et al.Right inferior frontal gyrus: An integrative hub in tonal bilinguals[J].HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING.2020,41(8):2152-2159.doi:10.1002/hbm.24936.
APA:
Gao, Zhao,Guo, Xin,Liu, Cirong,Mo, Yin&Wang, Jiaojian.(2020).Right inferior frontal gyrus: An integrative hub in tonal bilinguals.HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING,41,(8)
MLA:
Gao, Zhao,et al."Right inferior frontal gyrus: An integrative hub in tonal bilinguals".HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING 41..8(2020):2152-2159