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The Cognitive Benefits of Being Bilingual

The Cognitive Benefits of Being Bilingual

Published Oct 31, 2012
by Viorica Marian, PhD and Anthony Shook
Today, more of the world’s population is bilingual or multilingual than monolingual. In addition to facilitating cross-cultural communication, this trend also positively affects cognitive abilities. Researchers have shown that the bilingual brain can have better attention and task-switching capacities than the monolingual brain, thanks to its developed ability to inhibit one language while using another. In addition, bilingualism has positive effects at both ends of the age spectrum: Bilingual children as young as seven months can better adjust to environmental changes, while bilingual seniors can experience less cognitive decline.
Are You Responsible for Your Hormones?

Are You Responsible for Your Hormones?

Published Jul 30, 2012
by Loretta M. Flanagan-Cato, Ph.D.
While Dr. Paul J. Zak’s book will appeal to a broad audience, he oversimplifies many arguments, leaving reviewer Loretta M. Flanagan-Cato with a number of concerns.
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Neuroscience and the Law Series
Since 2007, the Dana Foundation has supported a grant to the AAAS to hold seminars for state and federal judges on emerging issues in neuroscience, as part of the Foundation’s Neuroscience and Law series. The seminars are designed to provide judges with a better understanding of the role that advances in neuroscience may play in making legal determinations.

Since its inception, the series has gained a national prominence, with waiting lists of judges wanting to attend. In 2009, the American Bar Association’s Judicial Education Award was given to the AAAS for the series. It was the first time the award was offered to a non-judicial group.