Tag: language

Study suggests thinking in a foreign language may help economic decision-making

From the University of Chicago press release via EurekAlert!: In a study with implications for businesspeople in a global economy, researchers at the University of Chicago have found that people… Read more »

Study links early problems with visual attention and later diagnosis of dyslexia

From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: For children with dyslexia, the trouble begins even before they start reading and for reasons that don’t necessarily reflect other language skills…. Read more »

Study suggests bilingual children switch tasks faster than speakers of one language

From the NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development press release via EurekAlert!: Children who grow up learning to speak two languages are better at switching between tasks than… Read more »

Study suggests adults can attain native speaker brain pattern with learning foreign language through immersion

From the Georgetown University press release: A first-of-its kind series of brain studies shows how an adult learning a foreign language can come to use the same brain mechanisms as… Read more »

Study suggests speaking more than one language can protect from dementia symptoms

From the Cell Press press release via EurekAlert!: New research explains how speaking more than one language may translate to better mental health. A paper published by Cell Press in… Read more »