Shedding Light on the Neurocognitive Explorations of Interpreting: What Do We Know from Brain-Based Research?

Authors

  • Yan He

    College of Foreign Languages and Literature, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
  • Yi Wang

    School of General Education, Tianjin Foreign Studies University, Tianjin 300204, China

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v6i5.7013
Received: 7 August 2024 | Revised: 21 August 2024 | Accepted: 22 August 2024 | Published Online: 14 November 2024

Abstract

Interpreting is highly complex and cognitively demanding, arousing interest from the neuroimaging community. In the past three decades, dozens of investigations have been done to figure out how one language transfers into another in the brain. This article reviews the published studies concerning interpreting, shedding light on interpreting asymmetry effect, the neural plasticity and the brain regions activated during interpreting tasks. Based on the findings in previous studies, the article argues that interpreting training and practice might contribute to neuroplasticity both functionally and structurally. It also suggests that apart from traditional language areas, the prefrontal cortex, the superior temporal gyrus, the inferior parietal lobule and the anterior cingulate cortex also play a key role during the rendering process.

Keywords:

Neurocognition; Neuroplasticity; Interpreting; Review

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He, Y., & Wang, Y. (2024). Shedding Light on the Neurocognitive Explorations of Interpreting: What Do We Know from Brain-Based Research?. Forum for Linguistic Studies, 6(5), 588–599. https://doi.org/10.30564/fls.v6i5.7013

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