"It forces the brain to resolve internal conflict, giving the mind a workout that strengthens its cognitive muscles."
— Bhattacharjee, Yudhijit
Author
Date
March 17, 2012
Metaphor
"It forces the brain to resolve internal conflict, giving the mind a workout that strengthens its cognitive muscles."
Metaphor in Context
They were not wrong about the interference: there is ample evidence that in a bilingual’s brain both language systems are active even when he is using only one language, thus creating situations in which one system obstructs the other. But this interference, researchers are finding out, isn’t so much a handicap as a blessing in disguise. It forces the brain to resolve internal conflict, giving the mind a workout that strengthens its cognitive muscles.
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Reading
Citation
Yudhijit Bhattacharjee, "Why Bilinguals Are Smarter" The New York Times (March 17, 2012): SR 12.
Date of Entry
03/20/2012
