Several studies presented in Washington, in the context of a conference on 'What does bilingualism on the brain?' Demolish decades in which it was feared that learning two languages could create confusion in the brain, especially in For children.
Advantages of being bilingual
One study comes from the laboratories of the University of Granada, where teachers Maria Teresa Bajo and Pedro Macizo have worked with several volunteers who spoke both Spanish and English perfectly (though not necessarily had grown between the two languages) and the Bilingual Advantages..
After measuring their response time and brain activity to a question, the researchers found that bilingual people are capable of activating two languages at the same time, even in situations where you only need one. As explained his Univera a press release, the blingüismo not only improves care but also trains the memory of these people, like a kind of 'mental gymnastics'.
Although as acknowledged in the same forum Judith Kroll, University of Pennsylvania (USA), all these advantages do not mean that bilingual people are smarter or learn better. In his case, his findings show that they are, yes, people 'multitasking', capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously and quickly disregard irrelevant information that the brain perceives and the Bilingual Advantages.
Bilingual Advantages
Recently, a study on the same topic published in the journal Neurology by Elen Bialystok (Toronto) showed that using two languages every day getting delayed an average of four years the appearance of Alzheimer's. And although the greatest benefits were seen in people who usabanambas language daily, the Canadian researcher notes that even in summer practice the second language learned at school can be beneficial against dementia.
Switch from one language to another, explaining Bialystok, seems to be a stimulus to the brain, so it makes a kind of 'cognitive reserve'. His next step will be to determine whether, in addition to cognitive improvement, bilingualism also causes physical changes in brain structure and the Bilingual Advantages..
After measuring their response time and brain activity to a question, the researchers found that bilingual people are capable of activating two languages at the same time, even in situations where you only need one. As explained his Univera a press release, the blingüismo not only improves care but also trains the memory of these people, like a kind of 'mental gymnastics'.
Although as acknowledged in the same forum Judith Kroll, University of Pennsylvania (USA), all these advantages do not mean that bilingual people are smarter or learn better. In his case, his findings show that they are, yes, people 'multitasking', capable of handling multiple tasks simultaneously and quickly disregard irrelevant information that the brain perceives and the Bilingual Advantages.
Bilingual Advantages
Recently, a study on the same topic published in the journal Neurology by Elen Bialystok (Toronto) showed that using two languages every day getting delayed an average of four years the appearance of Alzheimer's. And although the greatest benefits were seen in people who usabanambas language daily, the Canadian researcher notes that even in summer practice the second language learned at school can be beneficial against dementia.
Switch from one language to another, explaining Bialystok, seems to be a stimulus to the brain, so it makes a kind of 'cognitive reserve'. His next step will be to determine whether, in addition to cognitive improvement, bilingualism also causes physical changes in brain structure and the Bilingual Advantages..
