- Being bilingual, it turns out, makes you smarter.
- Bilinguals seem to be more adept than monolinguals at solving certain kinds of mental puzzles.
- Bilingual experience improves the brain’s so-called executive function. These processes include ignoring distractions to stay focused, switching attention willfully from one thing to another and holding information in mind — like remembering a sequence of directions while driving.
- The key difference between bilinguals and monolinguals may be more basic: a heightened ability to monitor the environment.
- Individuals with a higher degree of bilingualism were more resistant than others to the onset of dementia and other symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease
See full article: Why Bilinguals Are Smarter
