NDLI: The benefits of a bilingual brain

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The benefits of a bilingual brain

Content Provider	TED Ed
Author	Nacamulli, Mia
Description	Amazed by what you have learned about having a bilingual brain? Then, start learning another language now! This website has tons of free lessons, games and quizzes to get you started! Pick one language or even two languages and get that gray matter growing. Speaking more than one language is like exercise for the brain? Read Radiolab blogger Chris Berube discusses the advantages of speaking multiple languages in his post “Mapping the Bilingual Brain” Want to know some more of the advantages of having a bilingual brain? Visit bilingualism expert Francois Grosjean’s comprehensive website and investigates numerous aspects of multilingualism! Delaying dementia is a possibility? NPR’s New Study Shows Brain Benefits Of Bilingualism and how it may delay the onset of dementia! Brainfacts.org also has more bilingual brain facts for you to check out! Finally, watch Bilingual Brains Are Better! Love all this brain talk? Go to TED Ed and search BRAIN and start exercising those neurons and glial cells. Want to learn another language (or two or three or...)? There's an app for that! Duolingo lets your learn dozens of languages for free right on your phone.
Language	English
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Health Psychology Biological Bases of Behavior Developmental Psychology Science Technology Life Sciences Teaching & Education Teaching Strategies Information Literacy
Content Type	Video Animation
Time Required	PT5M4S
Education Level	Class VII Class VIII Class IX Class X
Pedagogy	Lecture cum Demonstration
Resource Type	Video Lecture
Subject	Psychology

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