Individuals who are fluent in two or more languages have some variations in brain activity. How is brain activity in language similar in single and multiple language speakers early in life and also as adults?

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Answers will include that brain activity during language tasks in multilingual speakers depends on proficiency and age of learning. However, in highly proficient, early learners, brain activity was very similar to that observed in monolingual speakers, with the exception of slightly more activation in Broca's area. .

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