Something for a change before I continue with the definitions of bilingualism. It seems that there is a growing base of research on the effects of bilingualism on the brain and it receives a lot of media attention, at least in comparison to other aspects of bilingualism. I have lately come across an article on BBC website from 2004, which describes the research carried out at York University (Canada) by Ellen Bialystok and her team, published in the APA journal Psychology and Ageing. It turns out that bilingualism may protect against senile dementia. This would corroborate the results of a different study (published in Psychologia), conducted also in Canada, at the Rotman Research Institute. According to that investigation, using two languages on a daily basis (knowing two languages would not be enough) may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s and dementia. If you are interested in the details, I encourage you to watch a video on the study.
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