ERP and fMRI measures of brain activity indicate that second-language processing is
A) more lateralized, and also overlaps more with brain areas devoted to first-language processing, in older than in younger learners.
B) less lateralized, and also overlaps less with brain areas devoted to first-language processing, in older than in younger learners.
C) better developed in adults who take language classes than in young children who immigrated to the United States in infancy.
D) shared between the left and right hemispheres of the brain, whereas first-language processing is primarily located in the right hemisphere.

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ERP and fMRI measures have shown that younger learners have more diffuse language processing, while older learners have more focused, more lateralized processing that overlaps more with brain areas devoted to first-language processing. This suggests that second language processing becomes more specialized and distinct from first language processing with age and experience.

ERP and FMRI Measures of Brain Activity Indicate That Second-Language