Psychology & Psychiatry
Growing up in a bilingual home has lasting benefits
New research has found that growing up in a bilingual home can provide unexpected cognitive benefits later in life.
Jan 22, 2021
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Neuroscience
Accent perception depends on backgrounds of speaker, listener
Visual cues can change listeners' perception of others' accents, and people's past exposure to varied speech can also impact their perception of accents.
Dec 9, 2020
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Neuroscience
Actively speaking two languages protects against cognitive decline
In addition to enabling us to communicate with others, languages are our instrument for conveying our thoughts, identity, knowledge, and how we see and understand the world. Having a command of more than one enriches us and ...
Nov 16, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Actively speaking two languages protects against cognitive impairment
Languages are used to convey thoughts, identity, knowledge, and the way people see and understand the world. Mastering more than one language provides a gateway to other cultures, and according to a team of researchers led ...
Sep 21, 2020
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Neuroscience
Bilingual children may lose less brain matter as they grow up
Children and adolescents who speak more than one language may reach adulthood with more gray matter, according to a new study.
Sep 2, 2020
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Neuroscience
Research shows evidence that bilingualism delays the brain's aging process
The next time you get the urge to lapse into English while conversing in your other language, try not to and your brain will thank you for it.
May 5, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?
A study by York University psychology researchers provides new evidence that bilingualism can delay symptoms of dementia.
Feb 13, 2020
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Being bilingual may help protect cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis patients
Bilingual speakers may benefit from protection against cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis according to a new study.
Jan 16, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bilingual children equally adept at telling stories in either language
Bilingual children use as many words as monolingual children when telling a story, and show high levels of cognitive flexibility as storytellers, according to new research by University of Alberta scientists.
Dec 18, 2019
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Neuroscience
Bilingual babies' brains are 'prepped' to respond to sign language
Babies raised listening to two spoken languages have a different brain response to British Sign Language compared to monolinguals, even if they have no previous sign language experience, a study from Goldsmiths, University ...
Oct 30, 2019
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