I liked the NYT article about bilingualism a lot.
Although I did not think that being brought up in two languages would actually make you smarter, it is true.
It is not surprising that we see those benefits when examining babies. On the other side, it is surprising to me that the blockage in the brain when speaking more than one language is a benefit in reality. In fact, I met an exchange student in Richmond who was raise bilingual German- French. We made a treaty which said that I ll speak with her just in French and she will speak with me just in German. This was a very nice and precious experience!
Also, the being more efficient part is good to hear, but difficult to imagine. Well, certainly, speaking two languages is a quite demanding task, but I simply cannot see the connection between being more efficient and speaking two languages.
Finally, having a potential advantage when talking about Alzheimer is very reassuring as I believe that Alzheimer is one of the worst illnesses to face.
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