Ever since the identification of the brain areas responsible for speech processing, research has focused on the neurocognitive processes underlying listening/comprehension and speech production in order to understand how human cognition and speech processing work (see Cognitive approaches).

References

Ahrens, B., Kalderon, E., Krick, C.M. & Reith, W

2010 “fMRI for exploring simultaneous interpreting.” In Why Translation Studies matters?, D. Gile, G. Hansen & N.K. Pokorn (eds), 237–247. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins  TSB.

Gran, L. & Fabbro, F

1988 “The role of neuroscience in the teaching of interpretation.” The Interpreters’ Newsletter 1: 23–41.

Green, A., Vaid, J., Schweda-Nicholson, N., White, N. & Steiner, R

1994 “Lateralization for shadowing vs. interpretation: A comparison of interpreters with bilingual and monolingual controls.” In Bridging the gap: Empirical research in simultaneous interpretation, S. Lambert & B. Moser-Mercer (eds), 331–355. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins  TSB

Kraushaar, B. & Lambert, S

1987 “Shadowing proficiency according to ear of input and type of bilinguality.” Bulletin of the Canadian Association of Applied Linguistics 9 (1): 17–31.

Ilic, I

1990 “Cerebral lateralization for linguistic functions in professional interpreters.” In Aspects of applied and experimental research on conference interpretation. Round table on interpretation research, November 16, 1989, L. Gran & C. Taylor (eds), 101–110. Udine: Campanotto.

Kurz, I

1996 Simultandolmetschen als Gegenstand der interdisziplinären Forschung. Vienna: WUV.  TSB

Paradis, M

1994 “Toward a neurolinguistic theory of simultaneous translation: The framework.” International Journal of Psycholinguistics 9 (3): 319–335.

Paradis, M

2000 “Prerequisites to a study of neurolinguistic processes involved in simultaneous interpreting. A synopsis.” In Language processing and simultaneous interpreting: Interdisciplinary perspectives, B. Englund Dimitrova & K. Hyltenstam (eds), 17–24. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins  TSB.

Rinne, J.O., Tommola, J., Laine, M., Krause, B.J., Schmidt, D., Kaasinen, V., Teräs, M., Sipilä, H. & Sunnari, M

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Tommola, J., Laine, M.J., Sunnari, M. & Rinne, J.O

2000 “Images of shadowing and interpreting.” Interpreting 5 (2): 147–167.  TSB

Further reading

Fabbro, F

1999 The neurolinguistics of bilingualism: An introduction. Hove: Psychology Press.

Krick, C., Behrent, S., Reith, W. & Franceschini, R

2005 “Das gläserne Hirn des Dolmetschers. Vorläufige Forschungsergebnisse über Code-Switching bei mehrsprachigen Personen.” MDÜ – Mitteilungen für Übersetzer und Dolmetscher 51 (6): 6–9.

Price, C.J

2000 “The anatomy of language: Contributions from functional neuroimaging.” Journal of Anatomy 197: 335–359. http://​www​.ncbi​.nlm​.nih​.gov​/pmc​/articles​/PMC1468137​/pdf​/joa​_1973​_0335​.pdf [Accessed 29 January 2011].

Tommola, J

1999 “New trends in interpreting research: Going psycho – or neuro?” In Anovar/Anosar estudios de traducción e interpretación, vol. 1, A. Álvarez Lugrís and A. Fernández Ocampo (eds), 321–330. Vigo: Universidade de Vigo.