Multilingualism is great for your brain
As you can see, the cognitive benefits of multilingualism can potentially outweigh the concerted effort of learning a new language.
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Multilingualism has widely recognized social and career benefits. But did you know you can also reap the huge cognitive benefits of being multilingual?
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