The role of multilingualism in the brain's development life span

Gainski, Julia

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Title

The role of multilingualism in the brain's development life span

Author(s)

Gainski, Julia

Issue Date

2023

Keyword(s)

• multilingualism
• brain development

Date of Ingest

2025-02-02T19:27:44-06:00

Abstract

Multilingualism provides individuals with the intrinsic ability to learn new languages more efficiently than monolinguals. Bilingual and multilingual individuals obtained skills during early childhood development that translate to other areas in their lives such as the enhancement of processing information presented in their external environment and a greater attention to detail. Through the use of fMRI, researchers are able to pinpoint specific brain regions that exhibit differences between monolinguals and multilinguals such that multilinguals display a greater tissue density in certain brain regions in comparison to monolinguals. Alongside these visual varaitions, this article palces emphasis on the role of multilingualism throughout an indivdual's life span as it depicts the neurological benefits such as the maintenance of a cognitive reserve and the proctection from age-related decline predominatly seen in dementia and Alzheimer's disease.

Publisher

University of Illinois Undergraduate Neuroscience Society

Type of Resource

text

Genre of Resource

essay

Language

eng

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Copyright 2023 Julia Gainski

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