Bilingual brain stays 'flexible' longer: Study (fwd link)

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Bilingual brain stays 'flexible' longer: Study

FIRST POSTED: TUESDAY, AUGUST 30, 2011 10:58 AM EDT
Canada

The brains of babies raised in bilingual households are "flexible" to
different languages longer, especially if they hear a lot of language
at home, according to a new study from the Institute for Learning and
Brain Sciences.

"The bilingual brain is fascinating because it reflects humans'
abilities for flexible thinking - bilingual babies learn that objects
and events in the world have two names, and flexibly switch between
these labels, giving the brain lots of good exercise," said study
co-author Patricia Kuhl.

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