LL-L "Science" 2004.10.13 (10) [E]

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From: Tom Maguire <jmaguire at pie.xtec.es>
Subject: LL-L "Science" 2004.10.08 (05) [E]

From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>Subject: LL-L
"Bilingual" 2004.10.12 (05) [E]

>Here's an interesting article about the brain structure of people who grew
>up bilingual. The Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience in London
>found that these people show a significant increase in the density of their
>grey matter in certain areas of the brain.
>
>Sorry, this is in German only - I couldn't find an English version of these
>findings:
>http://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/mensch/0,1518,322942,00.html
>
>Gabriele Kahn

I read the English references given by Ron but I presume they come to
the same conclusion. The problem, or solution, is not what the studies
say but what you believe. I  have 'had' to learn 4 languages in my life.
I believe that I am better off, but I am not convinced that I am really
better off than my old schoolmates, most of whom are contentedly
monolingual. It is belief, not language learning, that is more potent.
(I wish somone could show me the errors of my ways - I would like to
believe that all this language learning had some advantage.)

Regards,

Tom

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