Will people who speak multiple languages ​​be smarter?

A recent study suggests that people who know many different languages ​​will have more gray matter in some areas of the brain.

Knowing many languages ​​makes the brain smarter

US scientists have found that learning multiple languages will help increase the size of brain areas responsible for concentration and memory . In addition, people who speak two languages ​​are said to be better aware than those who only speak their mother tongue.

People who know many languages ​​may have more gray matter in some brain regions than people who speak only their mother tongue - (Artwork: AFP)

This study contrasts with previous thoughts that disadvantaged children speak two languages. The reason is because they have to learn 2 different types of vocabulary so this may hinder their ability to develop language.

The study also found that children who know at least two languages ​​often perform better exercises that require concentration and memory compared to peers who only know their native language.

However, this study is still controversial because this advantage does not appear in all case studies.
In his work, scientists at Georgetown University in Washington DC, USA, point out that in some parts of the brain, people who know many languages ​​have more gray matter than those who know only one language. .

" In fact, we observed more gray matter in some areas of the brain such as on the forehead and the top of the bilingual," Dr Guinevere Eden said.