Photo of an illustration by Charles Bell, 'Anatomy of the Brain,' c. 1802

This is Your Brain on Languages

The Brian Lehrer Show | Apr 10, 2013

Sean Lynch, head of school of the Lycée Français de New York (LFNY), Ellen Bialystok, cognitive neuroscientist, research professor at York University in Toronto, discuss the effects of knowing two (or more) languages on the brain.

What's your experience with being bilingual?  Does it add confusion or clarity to your thinking?

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