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Science writer and book author in psychology, neuroscience and evolution

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    Rolf Degen‏ @DegenRolf Apr 21
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    Large-scale study: "Bilingualism affords no general cognitive advantages." https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797620903113 …pic.twitter.com/EqUGe8RPaP

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      1. Jimmy Tuesday‏ @JTuesday Apr 21
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        Any polyglot will tell you, word production slows as more languages are learned. Still entirely worth it. Unprecedented access to another cultures, philosophy, values, history on a level simply impossible in another language.

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      1. TrialByCombat‏ @L0nelyLiberal Apr 21
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        Well that's another psychology trivia that I have to unlearn now

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      1. Ludicrous Explanations, Inc.‏ @thegreater_evil Apr 21
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        How about cultural advantages? Or social advantages?

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      1. Priyome‏ @NegDiscountRt Apr 21
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        No benefits in terms of executive function.

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      1. Adam Miettinen‏ @I_admiett Apr 21
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        No causal design, but I'm surprised you still don't see an effect. I would expect migrants to be both bilingual and positively selected, producing a non-causal association.

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        *sigh* you anglosphere and your "executive functions"

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      1. Matt Ball‏ @MattBall16 Apr 21
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        @ssarahhwilliams понимаешь?

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      1. StopYourLimits‏ @limits_stop Apr 21
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        Bilingualism prevents Alzheimer's, apparently.

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        But just think of the time I’ve saved by everyone else learning English.

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        No surprise.

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