The benefits of a bilingual brain

The benefits of a bilingual brain

It’s obvious that knowing more than one language can make certain things easier like traveling or learning. But are there other advantages to having a bilingual brain?

By Mia Nacamulli

Bilingualism and cognitive behavior

Researchers have found evidence that bilinguals tend to experience cognitive behavioral benefits including enhanced abilities in thinking and that this can influence quality of life, as Mia Nacamulli describes in the benefits of a bilingual brain. Specifically, bilingualism has been related to improved control of executive functions, which are the building blocks of thought, learning, and character.

Topics:

• Easier Communication
• Improvements in Learning
• Linguistic Environment
• Health of Bilingual Brain

Easier communication

Today, more people are bilingual or multilingual than monolingual. This trend has a good impact on cognitive ability in addition to helping cross-cultural communication. Researchers have discovered that the bilingual brain has greater attention and task-switching abilities than the monolingual brain, owing to its acquired ability to block one language while using another.

Improvements in Learning

Bilingualism strengthens cognitive abilities - bilingual people tend to be more creative and flexible. They can be more open-minded, and they also find it easier to focus on a variety of tasks simultaneously. Also being able to speak two languages helps while travelling abroad or finding information while studying.

Linguistic environment

We are surrounded by language during nearly every waking moment of our lives. We use language to communicate our thoughts and feelings, to connect with others and identify with our culture, and to understand the world around us. And for many people, this rich linguistic environment involves not just one language but two or more. In fact, most of the world’s population is bilingual.

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