Here’s some background information for my post “Bilingual Brain Boost.” A couple related articles at The Hot Word point to research on how bilingualism affects infant intelligence and how knowing two languages may delay the onset of dementia:
- “Do Bilingual Babies Actually Have More Brain Power?” (The Hot Word)
- “What Bilingual Babies Reveal about the Brain: Q&A with Psychologist Janet Werker” (Clara Moskowitz, LiveScience, March 1, 2011)
- “Would You Learn a New Language If It Would Help Your Health?” (The Hot Word)
- Abstract of “Delaying the Onset of Alzheimer Disease: Bilingualism as a Form of Cognitive Reserve” (Fergus I.M. Craik, Ellen Bialystok, and Morris Freedman, Neurology, June 7, 2010)
[photo: “Grammy & Natalie,” by donireewalker, used under a Creative Commons license]
Clearing Customs 