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The benefits of a bilingual brain (In adults (Language is lateralized to…
The benefits of a bilingual brain
In adults
Language is lateralized to one hemisphere
It is usually the left hemisphere.
People who learned a secong language in adulthood, exhibit less emotional bias.
Language ability
Passive: Reading and listening.
Active: Writing ans speaking.
Brain left hemisphere is more dominant and analytical in logical process.
Brain right hemisphere is more active in emotional and social ones.
It slows child development.
Spending too much energy, learing between languages.
Children learn languages more easily
They use both hemispheres in language acquisition.
Being multilingual gives your brain some remarkable advantages.
Such as
More activity in certain regions.
Help delay diseases like Alzheimer and dementia.
High density of the gray matter that contains neurons and synapses.
Reaction times and errors increase for some bilingual students
Before the 1960s bilingualism was considered a handicap.
Prefrontal cortex
Executive function.
Problem solving.
Switching between tasks.
It not necessary make you a smarter person.
It helps your brain being healthy
Actively
Complex