Saturday, October 24, 2009

Brains benefit from multilingualism


Filed under: Language and the brain

For a considerable time already there has been discussion within scientific circles about whether knowing and using multiple languages could possibly have positive effects on the human brain and thinking. There have been a number of international studies on the subject, which indicate that the ability to use more than one language brings an individual a considerable advantage. The report of the research team appointed by the European Commission, ”The Contribution of Multilingualism to Creativity”, presents the first known macro analysis based on the available evidence, which has been conducted by searching through several studies and giving particular attention on recent research on the brain.

Full article: Alpha Galileo


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