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BENEFITS OF BILINGUALISM
for your
Bilingualism may do more to protect
your brain than this guy.
If you don’t know who this guy is,
we’re sorry for you. All you need to
know is he kills brain-munching
zombies like a boss.
Bilingualism may do more to protect
your brain than this guy.
In fact, bilingualism might just be
the thing to help you survive the
zombie apocalypse.
You can’t talk your way out of a
zombie attack in any language.
We know that.
But you may be surprised
by what bilingualism can do
for your brain.
New studies are showing that a
multilingual brain is nimbler,
quicker, better able to deal with
ambiguities, resolve conflicts and
even resist Alzheimer’s disease and
other forms of dementia longer.”
“
- Jeffrey Kluger, Time Magazine Space & Science
So the next time you sit down to
study a new language, you’re
also preparing yourself for the
zombie apocalypse.
How so?
1. Bilinguals are better multi-taskers.
1. Bilinguals are better multi-taskers.
2. Bilinguals have increased control
over their attention.
2. Bilinguals have increased control
over their attention.
3. Bilinguals have better decision-
making skills and make more
rational decisions.
3. Bilinguals have better decision-
making skills and make more
rational decisions.
4. Bilinguals are more perceptive
of their surroundings.
Nothing gets
past these
guys… not
even Bill
Murray.
4. Bilinguals are more perceptive
of their surroundings.
5. Bilinguals have improved
memory.
5. Bilinguals have improved
memory.
Bilingualism: because your brain is
more than just zombie bait.
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