In any communication, our brain generates a multitude of choices about what we will hear next. As soon as you hear the first sounds of a word, the brain starts to guess which word it is.
So what happens when we speak two languages that sound similar? This can make it difficult to guess words. But a new study published in the journal Science Advances also found that it can give a person a memory advantage.
In the mind of a bilingual (bilingual), both languages are interconnected. Therefore, when he hears the first sounds of a word, he remembers words from two languages at the same time. Therefore, he needs more time to recognize words than a monolingual person.
A new study has shown that constant bilingual access to a large number of words from two languages can positively affect brain function. In particular, bilinguals were better at remembering and recognizing objects than monolinguals.
Other research also shows that bilingual people have better memory performance on categorization tasks when you need to focus on one thing and not be distracted by the rest. This may indicate that bilinguals are better at multitasking and better focused on a particular task.
Source: Ferra
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