Publications by authors named "K Vaughn"

We observed a novel, nocturnal cleaning interaction between a cleaner shrimp (Genus ) and the giant moray eel () on a lagoonal patch reef in Moorea, French Polynesia. Over the course of an 85-min foraging bout (recorded on video by a snorkeler), we observed three separate, stereotyped cleaning interactions between and a cleaner shrimp in the genus Urocaridella (which surveys of Moorea biodiversity previously visually identified as ). During these interactions, the shrimp would slowly crawl along one of the eel's flanks towards its head, enter its mouth, emerge on the other side of its head, then crawl back towards the reef along the eel's opposite flank, often causing it to jolt in response.

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Previous research suggests that bilingual language control requires domain-general cognitive control. Recent research suggests that exploration of individual differences is key for understanding the relationship between bilingual language control and cognitive control. The current study used multi-voxel pattern analysis (MVPA) to examine within-subject patterns of fMRI activity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during bilingual language switching and non-linguistic task-switching.

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  • The study investigated heritage bilinguals, a significant yet underexplored bilingual group in the U.S., by analyzing data from eight MRI studies involving 215 heritage Spanish-English bilinguals and 145 English monolinguals.
  • It found that bilinguals with higher Spanish proficiency had less volume in certain brain areas, while better English skills and earlier exposure to English were linked to increased volume in other areas of the brain.
  • The findings indicate a connection between brain structure and second language learning, suggesting future research should focus on how these brain adaptations occur during language development.
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Learners can study foreign language-English vocabulary (e.g., - to think) both receptively and productively.

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