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…
Tag: language
neuroscience
Traces of a Lost Language
The language you were born into may remain embedded in your neural architecture long after you’ve disassociated with it. Not everyone will undergo this linguistic dissociation; some continue using their parents’ language, naturally adopting it as their own as they remain in an environment that empowers its use. Others, however,…
health
Stress in the L2
Speaking another language is both wonderful and stressful. The joy of opening new channels of communication and sharing ideas with different people is undeniable, but so is the stress of errors and fatigue grazing the language learning journey. Sometimes speakers experience anxiety as well, further complicating performance. One of the…
aging
Aging in Multilingual
Multilingualism mystifies me with its modest magic. Being able to share a thought with another through language is already useful, and then to amplify this prowess along a different dimension is nothing short of beautiful. Many researchers have prodded the possibility of multilingual benefits and evidence continues to accrue in…