Recent studies have shed light on how the brain processes language, particularly in individuals who speak multiple languages, known as polyglots. Research from MIT highlighted that in polyglots, the same language regions in the brain are activated when they hear any of their languages. However, these regions show significantly less activity when processing their native language, suggesting a unique aspect of native language processing. This finding was echoed by various sources, including CTV News and AlArabiya_Eng, which emphasized the insight this offers into the brain's language processing capabilities. Additionally, Neuroscience News reported that the brain treats native languages with unique efficiency, showing lower activation levels compared to foreign languages in polyglots. This research, conducted @MIT, provides a fascinating glimpse into the brain's handling of language and suggests that our native language holds a special place in our cognitive processes.
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Bilingualism: Native Language Eases Brain's Effort New research shows our brain treats our native language with unique efficiency, revealing lower activation levels compared to foreign languages, even in polyglots. A fascinating glimpse into the brain's language processing… https://t.co/0CWcb0xrC8
New research of #polyglots sheds light on how multilingual brains process language. https://t.co/BOFLlLj6XN
Study of polyglots offers insight on brain's language processing https://t.co/00YAKdUf5S
In the brains of people who speak multiple languages, the same language regions light up when hearing any of those languages. However, those regions are much less active when polyglots process their native language, suggesting something unique about it. https://t.co/osIowMcWwB https://t.co/jJwlMo67Nt
For people who speak many languages, there's something special about their native tongue @MIT https://t.co/ilEasFXKWk
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is there research comparing learning “how to speak [dog|cat|…]” to multilingualism? like, i wonder how it develops when you’re a toddler vs. a teen vs. an adult, or if it grants similar benefits to executive control, cognitive decline, etc
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language is the universal interface