Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim, Sayuri Hayakawa, Viorica Marian
{"title":"Language experience influences performance on the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery: A cluster analysis.","authors":"Ashley Chung-Fat-Yim, Sayuri Hayakawa, Viorica Marian","doi":"10.1057/s41599-025-04360-7","DOIUrl":"10.1057/s41599-025-04360-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Studies investigating the effects of bilingualism on cognitive function have often yielded conflicting results, which may stem in part from the use of arbitrary criteria to categorize participants into groups based on language experience. The present study addresses this limitation by using a machine learning algorithm, known as cluster analysis, to identify naturally occurring subgroups of participants with similar language profiles. In a sample of 169 participants with varying degrees of first- and second-language proficiencies and ages of acquisition, the cluster analysis yielded four bilingual subgroups: late-unbalanced, early-unbalanced, late-balanced, and early-balanced. All participants completed the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery. Results revealed that early-balanced and early-unbalanced bilinguals scored higher than late-unbalanced bilinguals on the cognitive flexibility and inhibitory control subtests of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery, whereas late-unbalanced bilinguals scored higher than early-balanced bilinguals on the verbal working memory subtest of the NIH Toolbox Cognition Battery. Bilingual language experience did not impact performance on measures of processing speed, episodic memory, and English vocabulary. These findings demonstrate the utility of data-driven approaches to capture the variability in language experience that exists in the real world. We conclude that different bilingual experiences can shape a wide range of cognitive abilities, from working memory to inhibitory control.</p>","PeriodicalId":52336,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Communications","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11883892/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143574662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond online disinformation: assessing national information resilience in four European countries","authors":"Marius Dragomir, J. Rúas-Araújo, Minna Horowitz","doi":"10.1057/s41599-024-02605-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02605-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52336,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Communications","volume":"22 10","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139437578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Unveiling the landscape of Fintech in ASEAN: assessing development, regulations, and economic implications by decision-making approach","authors":"Chia-Nan Wang, Nhat-Luong Nhieu, Wei-Lin Liu","doi":"10.1057/s41599-023-02581-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02581-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52336,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Communications","volume":"2 7","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139437906","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Abstract or concrete? The effects of language style and service context on continuous usage intention for AI voice assistants","authors":"Hai Lan, Xiaofei Tang, Yong Ye, Huiqin Zhang","doi":"10.1057/s41599-024-02600-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02600-w","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52336,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Communications","volume":"15 10","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139437303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How to move beyond epistemic battles: pluralism and contextualism at the science-society interface","authors":"Stefano Canali, Simon Lohse","doi":"10.1057/s41599-023-02561-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02561-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52336,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Communications","volume":"13 18","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139438038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What is Spanish regulation on the application of artificial intelligence to medicine like?","authors":"Óscar Andrés Molina, Miriam Jiménez Bernal, Daniel López Wolf, Benjamín Herreros","doi":"10.1057/s41599-023-02565-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02565-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52336,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Communications","volume":"3 2","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139438081","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Priscilla Sham, Pui Kwan Man, Clifton Robert Emery
{"title":"Social media construction of sexual deviance in Hong Kong: a case study of a Facebook discussion","authors":"Priscilla Sham, Pui Kwan Man, Clifton Robert Emery","doi":"10.1057/s41599-023-02495-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02495-z","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52336,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Communications","volume":"5 1","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139438471","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sunil Tiwari, Sana Bashir, Tapan Sarker, Umer Shahzad
{"title":"Sustainable pathways for attaining net zero emissions in selected South Asian countries: role of green energy market and pricing","authors":"Sunil Tiwari, Sana Bashir, Tapan Sarker, Umer Shahzad","doi":"10.1057/s41599-023-02552-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02552-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52336,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Communications","volume":"11 8","pages":"1-13"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139438727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impacts of internet access and use on grain productivity: evidence from Central China","authors":"Xiaohui Li, Hang Xiong, Jinghui Hao, Gucheng Li","doi":"10.1057/s41599-023-02546-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02546-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52336,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Communications","volume":"9 11","pages":"1-9"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139439041","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Ahsan, N. Wiyono, Nadira Amalia, Retno Rusdjijati, M. Veruswati, Santi Martini, Y. Prabandari, Adela Miranti Yuniar
{"title":"Early assessment of tobacco excise sharing fund as policy for farmers’ viable alternatives in Indonesia: case study of four municipalities in Indonesia","authors":"A. Ahsan, N. Wiyono, Nadira Amalia, Retno Rusdjijati, M. Veruswati, Santi Martini, Y. Prabandari, Adela Miranti Yuniar","doi":"10.1057/s41599-023-02585-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-02585-y","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":52336,"journal":{"name":"Humanities and Social Sciences Communications","volume":"29 25","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2024-01-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139443255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"社会学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}