joe•iuculano Oct 22, 2024

Via #TheSuburban, Oct 20, 2024

Past research has shown that learning a second #language may positively affect attention, healthy aging and even recovery after #BrainInjury. A new study from The Neuro (#MontrealNeurologicalInstitute-Hospital) of #McGillUniversity, the #UniversityOfOttawa and the #UniversityOfZaragoza in #Spain elaborates on #bilingualism’s role in #cognition, showing increased efficiency of #communication between brain regions.

https://www.thesuburban.com/life/lifestyles/bilingualism-makes-the-brain-more-efficient-especially-when-learned-at-a-young-age/article_00ea3686-8f28-11ef-b837-531ef803dfb2.html

Bilingualism makes the brain more efficient, especially when learned at a young age

Neuroplasticity is the brain’s ability to build connections within itself, adapting to the surrounding environment. The brain is most plastic in childhood, forming new pathways in reaction to stimuli such

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joe•iuculano Apr 25, 2024

Via #TheSuburban

The #CoalitionAvenirQuébec gov, #language hardliners, & those who seek 2 achieve #QuebecIndependence, have relied on certain statistics 2 cement notion that #French language in #Quebec, especially in #Montreal, is in peril

This becomes justification 4 harsh measures 2 “protect” French by curtailing #English, restricting access 2 services in English- #health, #education, #justice-& damaging “English” institutions like #McGill, #Concordia & #Bishops.

https://www.thesuburban.com/opinion/letters_to_editor/quebecers-responsibility-to-protect-french-does-not-require-repression-of-english/article_ece5076c-7387-528b-af2b-e6713017421d.html

Quebecers responsibility to protect French does not require repression of English

Mark Twain famously wrote there are three kinds of lies: Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics – expressing his frustration at how the selective use of statistics prove almost anything, including

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