237: The Science of Bilinguals

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There's some evidence that langauges can impact the way your brain works, but what happens when you know more than one? Thanks to our patrons, that's exactly what we're chatting about this week! Exclusively in English, unfortunately...
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References & Further Reading
Language
https://www.britannica.com/topic/language
Bilinguals
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4295724/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6168212/#:~:text=Bilinguals%20who%20learn%20two%20languages,referred%20to%20as%20sequential%20bilinguals.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324728/
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cogs.12672
How Language Affects the Brain
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/07/being-bilingual-good-for-brain-mental-health
https://www.newyorker.com/science/maria-konnikova/bilingual-advantage-aging-brain
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/02/the-battle-over-bilingualism/462114/
https://ilabs.uw.edu/sites/default/files/2017_FerjanRamirez_Kuhl_NAEYC.pdf
https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2022/04/29/learning-language-changes-your-brain/
https://www.lancaster.ac.uk/news/articles/2017/language-shapes-how-the-brain-perceives-time/
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-language-shapes-thought/
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20221103-how-language-warps-the-way-you-perceive-time-and-space