This volume explores the cognitive neuroscience of second language acquisition from the perspectives of critical/sensitive periods, maturational effects, individual differences, neural regions involved, and processing characteristics. The research methods used include functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), positron emission tomography (PET), and event related potentials (ERP).

• The studies in this volume provide initial answers to core questions including: which brain areas are reliably activated in second language processing? Are they the same or different...

Time is a fundamental aspect of human cognition and action. All languages have developed rich means to express various facets of time, such as bare time spans, their position on the time line, or their duration. This volume explores what we know about the neural and cognitive representations of time that speakers can draw on in language.

• Considers the role time plays as an essential element of human cognition and action, providing important insights to inform and extend current studies of time in language and in language acquisition
• Examines the main devices used to...

This volume provides a state-of-the art overview of what we know about the cognitive and neurobiological aspects of the adult capacity for language learning.

• Brings together studies from several fields that examine learning from multiple perspectives using various methods
• Covers linguistic domains ranging from phonology and semantics to morphosyntax
• Will inform and extend further studies of language learning in multiple disciplines