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Speaking of Psychology

The benefits of being bilingual, with Viorica Marian, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

Kim Mills

Health & Fitness, Life Sciences, Science, Mental Health

4.3781 Ratings

🗓️ 3 January 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

More than half the world’s population speaks more than one language. Viorica Marian, PhD, of Northwestern University, talks about why speaking multiple languages may have far-reaching cognitive benefits, how the bilingual brain processes language and how the languages we speak shape the way we think and perceive the world. For transcripts, links and more information, please visit the Speaking of Psychology Homepage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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end of the script. Over the past 40 years, the number of people in the United States

0:34.8

who speak a language other than English at home has nearly

0:38.0

tripled to 68 million. That's about one in every five Americans. And in many other parts

0:44.3

of the world, bilingualism and multilingualism are even more common. In fact, more than half

0:50.2

the world's population speaks more than one language. In recent years, scientists have begun

0:56.2

to explore what's going on in the brains of people who are bilingual or multilingual, and they found

1:02.3

evidence that speaking multiple languages may have cognitive benefits that include improving people's

1:08.2

executive function abilities and slowing down the progression of age-related dimension.

1:12.6

Researchers are also learning more about how the bilingual brain processes language and how the languages we speak shape the way we think and perceive the world.

1:22.6

So why might speaking multiple languages have such far-reaching benefits?

1:28.7

How does the brain process more than one language at a time?

1:32.5

How do the languages we speak affect the way we see the world and the decisions we make?

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