Research Article

The Role of the Cognitive Control System in Recovery from Bilingual Aphasia: A Multiple Single-Case fMRI Study

Table 1

Assessment of premorbid L2 proficiency.

Subject 1Subject 2Subject 3Subject 4Subject 5

First language (L1)FrenchItalianItalianFrenchFrench
Second language (L2)EnglishFrenchFrenchEnglishEnglish
AoA (y/o)1024101418
Lived in region speaking L204153>1>1
Family
First language of motherFrenchItalianItalianFrenchSwiss German
Language spoken with motherFrenchItalianItalianFrenchFrench
First language of fatherFrenchItalianItalianFrenchFrench
Language spoken with fatherFrenchItalianItalianFrenchFrench
First language of partnerFrenchFrench/ItalianItalianFrench
Language spoken with partnerFrenchItalianFrenchFrench
Childhood (<7 y/o)
Language taught in schoolFrenchItalianNo info.FrenchFrench
Language spoken with peers at schoolFrenchItalianNo info.FrenchFrench
Language spoken with familyFrenchItalianItalianFrenchFrench
Present
Spoken at work15% L1, 85% L2100% L275% L2, 25% L150% L1, 50% L250% L1, 50% L2
Watching TV/listening to radio100% L1100% L150% L1, 50% L250% L1, 50% L275% L1, 25% L2
Speaking with friends90% L1, 10% L250% L1, 50% L250% L1, 50% L2L150% L1, 50% L2
Reading books50% L1, 50% L250% L1, 50% L250% L1, 50% L250% L1, 50% L2100% L1
Mental arithmetic100% L175% L1, 25% L250% L1, 50% L2L1100% L1
Self-evaluation of L2 (0–100)
Speaking100951005580
Writing98151007550
Comprehension100951008089
Reading100751003570