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·May 17, 2018·4 min read

Learning Music or Speaking Another Language Leads to More Efficient Brain

According to researchers, bilingual people and trained musicians utilize fewer resources in their brains while completing working memory tasks. As their brains require less effort to perform tasks, researchers speculate this could protect them from the onset of cognitive decline.

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·April 11, 2022·6 min read

Foreign Languages Slow Down Brain Aging

Bilingualism can slow and mitigate the course of age-related changes in the brain.

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·May 21, 2022·3 min read

In What Language Is a Bilingual or Multilingual Person Most Likely to Dream?

Researchers explore how bilingualism and multilingualism influence the language we dream in.

This shows a person sitting below a brain that's glowing pink and grey. The brain is surrounded by creative symbols.

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·February 25, 2026·7 min read

Bilingual Creativity Gap: Native Language Sparks Brighter Ideas

Lost in translation. Scientists discover that thinking in a second language can dull your creative edge because your native tongue provides "higher-definition" mental images.

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·May 9, 2017·4 min read

Tell Me What Languages You Know and I’ll Tell You How You Read

Findings could have positive implications for education and teaching bilingual children how to read.

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·September 29, 2022·4 min read

Exposure to Accents Helps Children Learn Words

Children exposed to diverse regional accents on a frequent basis have an edge when it comes to language acquisition.

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·June 24, 2026·9 min read

Single Neurons Navigate Bilingual Brains

Bilingual brains store concepts on a single, shared semantic map inside the hippocampus, using distinct clusters of language-specific neurons to navigate the map from different perspectives for seamless linguistic switching.

Image shows the word Hello written in different languages.

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·September 4, 2016·3 min read

Learning Foreign Languages Can Sharpen Our Brains

According to researchers, learning a new language may help improve brain plasticity and information encoding.

This image shows a heart made up of the word Welcome in different languages.

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·July 16, 2015·4 min read

Bilingual People Have More Gray Matter

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.

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·May 2, 2017·4 min read

Language Shapes How the Brain Perceives Time

A new study reports bilingual people think about time differently depending on the language context they are estimating event duration.

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·January 9, 2017·5 min read

Bilingualism May Save Brain Resources As You Age

Aging bilingual brains are more efficient and economical with their resources, a new study reports.

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·January 18, 2019·2 min read

No Link Between Bilingualism in Children and More Focus

Contrary to popular belief, bilingual children do not have an advantage over monolingual children when it comes to attention and executive function, a new study reports.

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Learning Music or Speaking Another Language Leads to More Efficient Brain

Foreign Languages Slow Down Brain Aging

In What Language Is a Bilingual or Multilingual Person Most Likely to Dream?

Bilingual Creativity Gap: Native Language Sparks Brighter Ideas

Tell Me What Languages You Know and I’ll Tell You How You Read

Exposure to Accents Helps Children Learn Words

Single Neurons Navigate Bilingual Brains

Learning Foreign Languages Can Sharpen Our Brains

Bilingual People Have More Gray Matter

Language Shapes How the Brain Perceives Time

Bilingualism May Save Brain Resources As You Age

No Link Between Bilingualism in Children and More Focus

PCOS/PMOS Increases Alzheimer’s Risk

Alcohol Tricks Brain Cells Into Destroying Themselves

Daytime Napping Linked to Higher Risk of Dementia

Prenatal Stress Alters the Placenta to Shape Fetal Brain Development

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