Posts Tagged ‘bilingual’

Bilingualism delays onset of Alzheimer’s


U. TORONTO (CAN) — People who speak more than one language do not exhibit symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease until they have twice as much brain damage as unilingual people, a new study shows. Continue…

Thursday, October 20, 2011 9:21 - 1 Comment


Science & Technology - Sep 7, 2011 11:25 - 4 Comments

Bilingual brain may start to fade by age 1

U. WASHINGTON (US) — Learning a second language is second nature to babies, but new research finds the ability may begin to fade as early as the first birthday. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jul 18, 2011 14:41 - 0 Comments

Bilingual kids tune into right stuff

CORNELL (US) — Young children who learn a second language have a heightened ability to pay attention to what’s important and to ignore what’s not. (more…)

Top Stories - Jul 1, 2011 10:08 - 1 Comment

Bilingual brain translates in an instant

U. NOTTINGHAM (UK) —The bilingual brain is able to process two languages automatically without forethought, even when they are very different. (more…)


Science & Technology - May 31, 2011 12:35 - 8 Comments

Is being bilingual a no-brainer?

U. KANSAS (US) — There may be a simple explanation for how the brain processes two or more languages, according to psycholinguist Mike Vitevitch. (more…)

Top Stories - Mar 23, 2011 11:44 - 0 Comments

More proof signers think like bilinguals

PENN STATE (US) — A person fluent in sign language processes both words and signs while reading, juggling both like a bilingual. (more…)

Science & Technology - Feb 24, 2011 15:33 - 5 Comments

Being bilingual gives brains a boost

PENN STATE (US) — Speaking more than one language works like a mental gymnasium by strengthening the ability to distinguish between irrelevant and important information. (more…)


Society & Culture - May 20, 2009 14:33 - 0 Comments

language

Bilingual kids have tuned-in brains

CORNELL (US)—Teaching young children how to speak a second language is good for their minds and may even help them stay focused, report two Cornell University linguistic researchers. (more…)

Research news from leading universities

Daily E-News


Browse By School

Follow Futurity

RSS feedsFacebookTwitter

Week's Most Discussed

  • Loading...

Media Partners

Alltop logo Pulse logo Flipboard logo Visual News logo The Conversation logo