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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Pliatsikas (University of Reading) will give a talk titled 
 “Bilingualism and Neuroplasticity: what we know\, what to do next”.\n\nBil
 ingualism has been decisively shown to have a significant influence on cog
 nition\, brain structure\, and function. Importantly\, these effects appea
 r to be determined by the contexts bilinguals find themselves in\, and the
  opportunities they have to use\, and control between\, their languages. T
 hese observations have shifted the field towards abandoning categorical de
 finitions of bilingualism and treating bilingualism as a continuous\, cogn
 itively challenging experience\, and have led to the emergence of several 
 influential models. This has also raised an important question- how do we 
 follow up on this work? Do we need to explore different domains\, types of
  experience\, moderating factors\, behavioural and neuroimaging methodolog
 ies\, all of the above? In this talk I will present recent\, ongoing and p
 lanned work from my lab\, including a recent proposal on how to study the 
 effects of bilingualism on progressive neurological conditions\, a new pro
 posed approach to studying the effects of linguistic distance\, and some i
 nitial thoughts about neuroplasticity and language attrition.\n\nWhen: May
  29\, 2026\, 11am\n\nWhere: CRBLM seminar room (2001 McGill College Ave.\,
  6th floor\, room 606) and online via Teams\n\nRegistration is appreciated
 . All are welcome!\n
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LOCATION:CRBLM seminar room (room 606\, 6th floor)\, McGill College 2001\, 
 CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3A1G1\, 2001\, avenue McGill College
SUMMARY:MoBI Speaker Series: Christos Pliatsikas
URL:https://www.mcgill.ca/brain-language-music/channels/event/mobi-speaker-
 series-christos-pliatsikas-372760
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