Objective We propose to organize a 3-day workshop that will bring to Trieste 18 top experts in a diversity of allied fields, to discuss bilingualism and brain plasticity. It will also discuss second language acquisition in different conditions (during puberty, after puberty) of both signed and spoken language. The main research goals are to determine to what extent the age of acquisition of language influences the performance of speakers, in which areas of language these influences are more evident (phonology, morphology, syntax), how intensive training bears on the speakers' performance and what brain imaging studies can reveal about the organization and functioning of the language capacity. A parallel goal is the multidisciplinary advanced training of an equal number of younger researchers, who will be selected to participate in the workshop, while additional provisions have been made for the wider dissemination of its results. Fields of science humanitieslanguages and literaturelinguisticsphonologysocial sciencespsychologypsycholinguistics Programme(s) FP5-LIFE QUALITY - Specific Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Quality of life and management of living resources", 1998-2002 Topic(s) 1.1.1.-9. - Neurosciences Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme ACM - Preparatory, accompanying and support measures Coordinator INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED STUDIES EU contribution No data Address Via Beirut 2-4 34014 GRIGNANO Italy See on map Total cost No data
