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Zusammenfassung

We know that the acquisition of our mother tongue cooccurs with the maturation of the language network in the brain. This universal language network is structurally and functionally specialized for language processing, and can be modulated by the specific processing demands of one’s native language. One of the fundamental questions in cognitive neuroscience is whether our brain can be reshaped by newly acquired languages even after the neural system reaches a mature state. Current evidence suggests this may be possible.