Medical X-Press – Pat Harriman
“Numerous studies have noted the brain benefits that come from being bilingual—among them increased executive-level cognitive function and a four- to five-year delay in the risk of developing dementia symptoms. A new University of California, Irvine study, however, has found that monolinguals living in a linguistically diverse environment may be reaping some rewards just by being in the vicinity of multiple languages.” (more)