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·May 5, 2020·3 min read

Bilingualism delays the brain’s aging process

A new study reports bilingualism may have a positive effect on brain aging, specifically when it comes to executive function. The findings of this study contradict other research, suggesting bilingualism does have a protective effect against cognitive decline in aging. Read More

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·April 22, 2020·2 min read

Bilingualism does not make you ‘smarter’

Speaking more than one language does not improve a person's general mental ability. However, while there is no cognitive advantage to being bilingual, there are broader social and lifestyle benefits that come from speaking multiple languages. Read More

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·April 8, 2020·4 min read

Bilingualism Delays the Onset of Alzheimer’s Symptoms

People who spoke two or more languages proficiently were, on average, four years older at the onset of Alzheimer's disease than those who were monolingual. Read More

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·February 13, 2020·3 min read

Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?

While being bilingual delays the onset of dementia, the decline into full-blown Alzheimer's disease is more rapid in those who speak two or more languages than in monolingual people. Read More

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·February 8, 2020·4 min read

Linguistics: The pronunciation paradox

Second language learners can hear pronunciation errors fellow learners make but tend to overestimate the quality of their own pronunciation. Read More

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·January 16, 2020·3 min read

Being bilingual may protect from cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis

Bilingual multiple sclerosis patients score better than those who are monolingual in cognitive tests. Read More

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·September 13, 2019·3 min read

What multilingual nuns can tell us about dementia

While being multilingual did not delay the onset of dementia for those at risk, nuns who spoke four or more languages were significantly less likely to develop dementia than those who spoke just one language. Read More

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·August 30, 2019·3 min read

Diverse linguistic environment boosts brain sensitivity to new learning

Living in a linguistically diverse environment helps promote more effective learning of new languages for monolingual people. Read More

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·June 29, 2019·3 min read

Babies can learn link between language and ethnicity

By eleven months, infants hold language dependent expectations of a speaker's ethnicity. The study suggests babies make connections between languages based on the individuals they encounter in their environments. Read More

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·January 16, 2018·4 min read

Being Bilingual May Help Autistic Children

McGill researchers reveal being bilingual may benefit children on the autism spectrum when it comes to executive function. Read More

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·November 6, 2017·3 min read

Brain Treats Dialect As Language

A new study reports the brain treats language and different dialects in the same way. Read More

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·September 14, 2017·4 min read

The Bilingual Brain Calculates Differently Depending on the Language Used

A new study reports mathematical processes in the brain are influenced by language. Studying bilingual people, researchers discovered cognitive 'extra effort' is required for solving math problems when presented in the second language. Read More

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