<description>&lt;p&gt;What happens inside the head when you learn a 2nd language?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;'The Bilingual Brain' by Albert Costa is a quick summary of academic research on bilingual vs monolingual speakers. He looks at effects that knowing a 2nd language can have on the physical wiring as well as behavioural differences. So things like response times, vocab limits, gray matter density, etc. In the 5 chapters he goes over studies and you'll see some graphs &amp;amp; brain cross sections.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you got value from the podcast please provide support back in any way you best see fit!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Timeline:&lt;br /&gt;(00:00:00) Intro&lt;br /&gt;(00:02:12) Themes/Questions&lt;br /&gt;(00:20:56) Author &amp;amp; Extras&lt;br /&gt;(00:23:10) Summary&lt;br /&gt;(00:25:51) Value 4 Value&lt;br /&gt;(00:27:14) Join Live!&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Connect with Mere Mortals:&lt;br /&gt;Website: &lt;a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Discord: &lt;a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank"&gt;https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Twitter/X: &lt;a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspods" target="_blank"&gt;https://twitter.com/meremortalspods&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Instagram: &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;TikTok: &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Value 4 Value Support:&lt;br /&gt;Boostagram: &lt;a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Paypal: &lt;a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast" target="_blank"&gt;https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Mere Mortals Book Reviews

Kyrin Down & Juan Granados

New Language, New You | The Bilingual Brain (Albert Costa) BOOK REVIEW

MAR 19, 202528 MIN
Mere Mortals Book Reviews

New Language, New You | The Bilingual Brain (Albert Costa) BOOK REVIEW

MAR 19, 202528 MIN

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<p>What happens inside the head when you learn a 2nd language?<br /><br />'The Bilingual Brain' by Albert Costa is a quick summary of academic research on bilingual vs monolingual speakers. He looks at effects that knowing a 2nd language can have on the physical wiring as well as behavioural differences. So things like response times, vocab limits, gray matter density, etc. In the 5 chapters he goes over studies and you'll see some graphs &amp; brain cross sections.<br /><br />If you got value from the podcast please provide support back in any way you best see fit!<br /><br />Timeline:<br />(00:00:00) Intro<br />(00:02:12) Themes/Questions<br />(00:20:56) Author &amp; Extras<br />(00:23:10) Summary<br />(00:25:51) Value 4 Value<br />(00:27:14) Join Live!</p> <p><br /><br />Connect with Mere Mortals:<br />Website: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/</a><br />Discord: <a href="https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReU</a><br />Twitter/X: <a href="https://twitter.com/meremortalspods" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/meremortalspods</a><br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcasts/</a><br />TikTok: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts" target="_blank">https://www.tiktok.com/@meremortalspodcasts</a><br /><br />Value 4 Value Support:<br />Boostagram: <a href="https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support" target="_blank">https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/support</a><br />Paypal: <a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast" target="_blank">https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/meremortalspodcast</a></p>