Psychology & Psychiatry
Short-term language learning aids mental agility, study suggests
Mental agility can be boosted by even a short period of learning a language, a study suggests.
Apr 27, 2016
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Interaction during reading is key to language development
Next time you read to your baby, pay attention to his babbling and respond.
Jan 8, 2016
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Babies' brains show that social skills linked to second language learning
Babies learn language best by interacting with people rather than passively through a video or audio recording. But it's been unclear what aspects of social interactions make them so important for learning.
Jul 27, 2015
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Are there real benefits to being bilingual?
There's an old joke that asks, "If someone who speaks many languages is multilingual, and someone who speaks two languages is bilingual, what do you call someone who speaks one language?"
Jun 11, 2015
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Successful long-term learning happens after sleeping on the new material
Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London have found that successful long-term learning happens after classroom teaching, after the learners have slept on the new material.
Apr 20, 2015
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Two languages offer two 'minds' for bilinguals
(Medical Xpress)—If you meet someone who speaks another language that you do not understand, you may not just miss what is being said but what is being perceived. Prof. Panos Athanasopoulos of Lancaster University works ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Learning with all the senses: Movements and images facilitate vocabulary learning
"Atesi" - what sounds like a word from the Elven language of Lord of the Rings is actually a Vimmish word meaning "thought". Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig have ...
Feb 5, 2015
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Learning a second language after age 10 boosts brain, study finds
Plenty of research has shown that learning a second language can boost brainpower, but a new study out Monday suggests that the effects extend to those who begin in middle childhood.
Jan 12, 2015
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Some people may be pre-wired to be bilingual
(HealthDay)—Some people's brains seem pre-wired to acquire a second language, new research suggests. But anyone who tries to move beyond their mother tongue will likely gain a brain boost, the small study finds.
Nov 26, 2014
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Learning languages is a workout for brains, both young and old
Learning a new language changes your brain network both structurally and functionally, according to Penn State researchers. "Learning and practicing something, for instance a second language, strengthens the brain," said ...
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