Do you speak more than one language! Congrats, because studies show that being able to speak in multiple languages is linked to being smarter! We invited Alice Gillet, who is fluent in English and French, onto DNews to discuss why this is.
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Being bilingual may slow down the brain aging process, says study
“A new study has shown being bilingual is not just a trait that leads to a more well-rounded person, it actually may slow brain aging.”
The Cognitive Benefits of Being Bilingual
“We are surrounded by language during nearly every waking moment of our lives.”
How the Brain Benefits From Being Bilingual
“Never mind how well spoken you might be now, you will never again be as adept with languages as the day you were born.”
Learning second language ‘slows brain ageing’
“Learning a second language can have a positive effect on the brain, even if it is taken up in adulthood, a University of Edinburgh study suggests.”
Speaking two languages benefits the aging brain
“New research reveals that bilingualism has a positive effect on cognition later in life.”
The Benefits of Being Bilingual
“Samuel Beckett, born in a suburb of Dublin in 1906, was a native English speaker. However, in 1946 Beckett decided that he would begin writing exclusively in French.”
The Consequences of Bilingualism for the Mind and the Brain
“Until recently, research on language processing and its cognitive basis assumed that monolingual speakers were the model subjects of study and that English provided an adequate basis on which universal principles might be generalized.”
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