It’s trite knowledge that our brain function changes as we get older, but how it changes stays in a mysterious realm. Language function, interestingly enough, is commonly thought to remain relatively stable as we age. Billot et al. (2026) found that though neural networks supporting executive function was less consistent…
Category: cognition
aging
A bilingual theory of mind
Being bilingual has immediate, practical advantages, like talking to a doting grandmother who forged new life in a faraway land or a small child baffled by why you cannot speak in their language but they can speak in yours. Bilingualism may also have a part to play in developing our…
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Multilingualism’s benefits may hinge upon one’s language diversity and education
By now, we’ve heard much about multilingualism’s mass appeal for both mind and market value alike (apologies for sounding too gauche, but isn’t that what the curriculum vitae is all about?). It’s no surprise to see that speaking more than one language may have significant benefits on our cognition as…