- Bilinguals outperform monolinguals in a range of cognitive & social tasks, from verbal & non-verbal tests to how well they can “read” other people. In new study of 600 stroke survivors, cognitive recovery was twice as likely for bilinguals as for monolinguals. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/aug/07/being-bilingual-good-for-brain-mental-health 11 comments cogsci
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- ‘Saluton!’: the surprise return of Esperanto | Language | The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/dec/06/saluton-the-surprise-return-of-esperanto 98 comments
- The lovely secrets of the 'signing' brain https://www.rappler.com/science-nature/ideas/science-solitaire/212612-lovely-secrets-signing-brain 0 comments
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