Researchers report the strength of certain brain connections may predict success, or failure, at learning a second language.
A new study reports bilingual patients are twice as likely to have normal cognitive function following a stroke than a person who speaks only one language.
According to researchers, bilingual children perform better at voice recognition and processing than monolingual children.
Bilingual people may have a cognitive advantage when it comes to maintaining attention and focus, a new study reports.
A new study reports people who speak more than one language have more gray matter in the areas of the brain associated with executive control.
Bilingualism in children on the autism spectrum partly makes up for deficits in theory of mind and executive function, a new study reports.
Language switching comes naturally for bilingual people as their brains have a mechanism that does not detect a switch in language, allowing for a seamless transition in comprehending more than one language at once.
A new study reports bilingual people have an advantage when it comes to brain plasticity. Researchers report being multilingual could help stave off cognitive decline associated with dementia.
Aging bilingual brains are more efficient and economical with their resources, a new study reports.
Bilingual people show improved ability to speak in their second language after consuming alcohol, a new study reports.
Researchers from the University of Washington report that with special tuition, babies from monolingual homes can develop bilingual abilities that remain even after their training is complete.
A new study reports early exposure to a language influences how the brain processes sounds from a second language later in life.
