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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Neuroscience
The amazing baby brain says 'pas de problème' with bilingualism
People often say that babies are like little sponges —with their ability to soak up language quickly and easily.
Jul 30, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research rules out executive function advantage for some bilingual children
Bilingual children are on equal footing with monolingual children when it comes to regulating their behavior, planning and problem-solving, according to a new Florida International University study.
May 21, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Pediatricians should encourage parents to use their home language with their children, says researcher
Because of our unique demographics, Miami is poised to be the greatest bilingualism-promoter in the United States.
Mar 26, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does being bilingual make children more focused? Study says no
Bilingual children do not have more advantages than monolingual children when it comes to executive function, which includes remembering instructions, controlling responses, and shifting swiftly between tasks, according to ...
Jan 18, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research finds bilingual therapy vital to improving language disorders in dual-language children
New research has found that providing bilingual therapy is vital to improving developmental language disorders in dual-language children.
Nov 07, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Children take longer to learn two languages at once compared to just one—don't fret
Worldwide immigration patterns are increasing the number of children who grow up exposed to two languages, a circumstance that provides numerous benefits as well as some challenges. Because bilingual children's input is divided ...
Aug 23, 2018
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Multilingualism
Multilingualism is the act of using, or promoting the use of, multiple languages, either by an individual speaker or by a community of speakers. Multilingual speakers outnumber monolingual speakers in the world's population. Multilingualism is becoming a social phenomenon governed by the needs of globalization and cultural openness. Thanks to the ease of access to information facilitated by the Internet, individuals' exposure to multiple languages is getting more and more frequent, and triggering therefore the need to acquire more and more languages.
People who speak more than one language are also called polyglots.
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