New psychology research indicates that multilingual children may have enhanced executive function and perspective taking skills. Encouraging bilingualism at home can have many cognitive benefits, ...

A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...

he brain of someone who is bilingual or multilingual more efficiently processes information and, as one ages, it may be possible to more effectively stave off cognitive decline. The same study ...

Speaking multiple languages has always been socially and culturally enriching, but a new study has uncovered another unexpected benefit: It could help us to live longer. By analysing survey data from ...

Language learning is often a daunting prospect. Many of us wish we had learned a language to a higher level at school. But even though adults of all ages can do well in acquiring a new language, fear ...