Education, Skills and Learning

A neuroscientist explains why being bilingual makes your brain more robust

The city limits sign of Bleiburg written in both German and Slovenian is pictured in Austria's southern Carinthia province, some 5 km (3 miles) from the Slovenian border, July 14, 2010. Bilingual city limits signs for three Austrian villages near to the border with Slovenia were erected on Tuesday, in accordance to a verdict by Austria's constitutional court.     REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader  (AUSTRIA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR2GEVH

Learning a second language improves cognitive control, says Dr Mariano Sigman Image: REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

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