Only knowing english fluently, I have always felt disadvantaged amongst my peers who knew two or more languages fluently and this article validates my feelings. Lol. I have also always wanted my children to know multiple languages so I have found that this article has reinforced my inclination to expose my children to another language at a very early age. Hopefully I'll be in a situation that allows for it to be maintained in the household. That either means I need to become fluent in a language other than english or find a partner who is bilingual and we can all learn together... within the next fifteen years.
This article has also connected with my biology class: Biological Basis of Neurodegenerative Diseases, as we have looked at Alzheimer's Disease briefly. This article indicates that the studies conducted have been between Spanish and English bilinguals. While this doesn't necessarily tie into the approach of the research studies discussed in the class, I'm curious to what kind of insight these finding may have in the field... it may change where scientists are looking within the brain in order to find the biological origins and mechanisms.
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