We are pleased to announce the latest study published by Clément François (LPL-CNRS), in collaboration with Laura Bosch (University of Barcelona) and Antoni Rodriguez-Fornells (University of Barcelona, former Iméra resident 2024/25), among others, in the journal Brain and Language:
Reference: François, C., Ferreri, L., Ripollès, P., Garcia-Alix, A., Rodriguez-Fornells, A., Bosch, L. Evidence for a role of memory in novel word-learning after perinatal stroke. Brain and Language. 274, 105707.
Full text article: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0093934X26000027
We are also delighted to welcome Laura Bosch on February 6 for a seminar entitled “Adaptation to a bilingual input and variability in early language acquisition” at the LPL.
Summary:
Children with left perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAIS) often exhibit language deficits. However, evaluations of learning abilities are scarce. In this study, we compared word-referent associative learning and recall performance using a fast-mapping paradigm in a group of 3.5-year-old children with PAIS and in age-matched controls. The task involved a referent selection phase followed by immediate and delayed recall trials of the novel word-object associations. While no between-group differences were observed in the referent selection and immediate recall, children with PAIS showed lower performance in delayed recall of the newly learned associations. These results suggest that word learning difficulties after PAIS may arise due to a memory retention failure rather than to the process of referent selection during mapping.
Caption: Illustration of the experimental procedure comprising an initial reference selection phase followed by two memory recall phases (immediate and delayed recall).
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