Psychology & Psychiatry
Bilingual babies are better at detecting musical sounds, research shows
Exposure to multiple languages may sharpen infants' music sensitivity in the first year after birth, new research has found.
Nov 17, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bilingual brains activate different networks when reading opaque and transparent languages
Three Spanish researchers have discovered that bilinguals use different neural networks to read languages that are pronounced as they are written - such as the Basque language - from those in which this correspondence does ...
Oct 26, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests bilinguals have an improved attentional control
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have shed light onto the cognitive benefits of bilingualism, pointing to an enhanced ability to maintain attention and focus.
Sep 9, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why being bilingual helps keep your brain fit
In a café in south London, two construction workers are engaged in cheerful banter, tossing words back and forth. Their cutlery dances during more emphatic gesticulations and they occasionally break off into loud guffaws. ...
Aug 8, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
There are also drawbacks to being bilingual
The ability to speak more than one language certainly has its perks. It enables you to work in another country, for example, interact with people while travelling, or consume foreign media.
Apr 26, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Speaking two languages for the price of one
In everyday conversation, bilingual speakers often switch between languages mid-sentence with apparent ease, despite the fact that many studies suggest that language-switching should slow them down. New research suggests ...
Apr 7, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Bilingual baby brains show increased activity in executive function regions
Many brain studies show that bilingual adults have more activity in areas associated with executive function, a set of mental abilities that includes problem-solving, shifting attention and other desirable cognitive traits.
Apr 4, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Language juggling rewires bilingual brain
Bilinguals use and learn language in ways that change their minds and brains, which has consequences—many positive, according to Judith F. Kroll, a Penn State cognitive scientist.
Feb 13, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Practice makes perfect: Switching between languages pays off
It's estimated that half of the world's population speaks two or more languages. But are there hidden benefits to being bilingual? Research from Concordia reveals a new perk visible in the problem-solving skills of toddlers.
Feb 3, 2016
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Cardiology
Speaking multiple languages linked to better cognitive functions after stroke
Bilingual patients were twice as likely as those who spoke one language to have normal cognitive functions after a stroke, in a study reported in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
Nov 19, 2015
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