Multilingual people have trained their brains to learn languages, making it easier to acquire more new languages after mastering a second or third. In addition to demystifying the seemingly herculean ...

In a cosmopolitan age of travel, and globalization, it's not uncommon for people to speak more than one language. Multilingual people — known as polyglots — enjoy many opportunities, both personally ...

According to the U.S. Census, foreign-born residents made up 13.5 percent of the population as of 2016, and that number is certainly higher considering potential survey methods. Their presence is ...

You might not put a lot of thought into what it takes to speak, but speaking keeps your brain busy. In every conversation, multiple regions activate to process sounds, give words meaning and control ...

Speaking more than one language can slow down the brain's aging and lower risks linked to accelerated aging. In a new study, researchers analyzed the Biobehavioral Age Gap (BAG) —a person's biological ...

It can come as a surprise to many people in the U.K. and U.S. that speaking more than one language is the norm rather than the exception. In prehistoric times, most people belonged to small linguistic ...

It’s somewhat rare to find an atmosphere as open and welcoming as the one provided by the Nashville Spanish-English Conversation Group. The group was established to provide both English and Spanish ...

Multilingual people tend to show slower biological aging than monolinguals Speaking multiple languages strengthens brain networks tied to attention, memory, and control Learning new languages is a low ...

Difficulty speaking clearly or understanding language is called aphasia. Its most common cause is stroke, but aphasia also can result from brain injuries or other diseases. (Dreamstime/TNS) You might ...