CNBC – Ece Yildirim
Speaking two languages doesn’t just expand your ability to communicate globally.
It can make you more rational, improve your decision-making skills and boost your memory, says University of Chicago psychology professor David Gallo.
“Having a lifetime experience in switching between languages exercises your brain in a way that monolinguals don’t get,” Gallo, the director of UChicago’s Memory Research Laboratory, tells CNBC Make It. “Monolinguals don’t develop as rich [mental] connections, and the ability to switch on and off different mental states.”