Do you speak more than one language! Congrats, because studies show that being able to speak in multiple languages is linked to being smarter! We invited Alice Gillet, who is fluent in English and French, onto DNews to discuss why this is. Follow Alice on Twitter: https://twitter.com/alice_gillet Read More: Being bilingual may slow down the brain aging process, says study http://www.techtimes.com/articles/7893/20140602/being-bi-lingual-slows-brain-aging-study.htm "A new study has shown being bilingual is not just a trait that leads to a more well-rounded person, it actually may slow brain aging." The Cognitive Benefits of Being Bilingual http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3583091/ "We are surrounded by language during nearly every waking moment of our lives." How the Brain Benefits From Being Bilingual http://science.time.com/2013/07/18/how-the-brain-benefits-from-being-bilingual/ "Never mind how well spoken you might be now, you will never again be as adept with languages as the day you were born." Learning second language 'slows brain ageing' http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27634990 "Learning a second language can have a positive effect on the brain, even if it is taken up in adulthood, a University of Edinburgh study suggests." Speaking two languages benefits the aging brain http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/06/140602101204.htm "New research reveals that bilingualism has a positive effect on cognition later in life." The Benefits of Being Bilingual http://www.wired.com/2012/05/the-benefits-of-being-bilingual/ "Samuel Beckett, born in a suburb of Dublin in 1906, was a native English speaker. However, in 1946 Beckett decided that he would begin writing exclusively in French." The Consequences of Bilingualism for the Mind and the Brain http://psi.sagepub.com/content/10/3/i.full "Until recently, research on language processing and its cognitive basis assumed that monolingual speakers were the model subjects of study and that English provided an adequate basis on which universal principles might be generalized." Watch More: Tips on Learning a Foreign Language https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DzdVbkN-1E TestTube Wild Card http://testtube.com/dnews/dnews-364-whats-the-deal-with-genetically-modified?utm_source=YT&utm;_medium=DNews&utm;_campaign=DNWC The Universal Word https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhXGa83FgZg ____________________ DNews is dedicated to satisfying your curiosity and to bringing you mind-bending stories & perspectives you won't find anywhere else! New videos twice daily. Watch More DNews on TestTube http://testtube.com/dnews Subscribe now! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=dnewschannel DNews on Twitter http://twitter.com/dnews Trace Dominguez on Twitter https://twitter.com/tracedominguez Tara Long on Twitter https://twitter.com/TaraLongest Laci Green on Twitter http://twitter.com/gogreen18 DNews on Facebook https://facebook.com/DiscoveryNews DNews on Google+ http://gplus.to/dnews Discovery News http://discoverynews.com Download the TestTube App: http://testu.be/1ndmmMq

• published: 13 Jun 2014
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