16:12 "there's evidence that knowing 2+ languages delays the onset of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia by 4-6 years". Thanks for asking the reason why Sheeky, the compensation hypothesis does make sense 🤔 if increasing the cognitive effort/load to the brain is what truly prevents it, theoretically other cognitive complex tasks also should help, e.g. playing instruments with proficiency 🎸 , doing advanced math 🤓, memorising difficult words, etc.
Great interview! I wonder if multilingual people are more likely to tolerate mental effort at a deficit. This could just be rephrasing the compensation hypothesis. Its certainly true that speaking several languages can make word recall fluency slightly more effortful even in ones first language. Fun stuff!
It would be interesting to know is there a difference in people who can sing several languages but are not fluent in those same languages. In other words they can't carry on a conversation in the particular language they can sing.
Mimicking sounds requires much less cognitive effort: you can learn how to sing a foreign language song without knowing any of its words meaning. If you do learn them, then you you are making progress in learning the language.
& Merry Christmas everyone!
Very interesting episode! Thank you both.
58:35 All the best to your dissertation... or can we finally say congratulations *Doctor* Sheeky 👏?
16:12 "there's evidence that knowing 2+ languages delays the onset of Alzheimer's and other types of dementia by 4-6 years". Thanks for asking the reason why Sheeky, the compensation hypothesis does make sense 🤔 if increasing the cognitive effort/load to the brain is what truly prevents it, theoretically other cognitive complex tasks also should help, e.g. playing instruments with proficiency 🎸 , doing advanced math 🤓, memorising difficult words, etc.
Enjoyed this episode 👍💯🔥
Great interview!
I wonder if multilingual people are more likely to tolerate mental effort at a deficit. This could just be rephrasing the compensation hypothesis. Its certainly true that speaking several languages can make word recall fluency slightly more effortful even in ones first language. Fun stuff!
Great 👍.
It would be interesting to know is there a difference in people who can sing several languages but are not fluent in those same languages. In other words they can't carry on a conversation in the particular language they can sing.
Mimicking sounds requires much less cognitive effort: you can learn how to sing a foreign language song without knowing any of its words meaning. If you do learn them, then you you are making progress in learning the language.
Hey! Do a video about The longevity "bottleneck hypothesis: Could dinosaurs have
shaped ageing in present-day mammals?"
Learning italian after learning french and spanish. Its like some words are taken from french and some from Spanish and some from nothing else
🗣️x2 = 🧠
I love bilingual puns. Whats a latina favorite kind of cheese? Chisme!!
(Chisme sounds like cheese but means gossip)
Hi from Tokyo! If you like anime or japanese content, Refold method might help you learn Japanese faster and in a more enjoyable way!
desk-='birou' not 'masa'
I”m from Nepal 🇳🇵.
I am fluent in English, Japanese and Arabic. Everyone around me says that I am good at making decisions. Maybe now I understand why.