A new study suggests that everyday multilingual habits—from chatting with neighbors to revisiting a childhood language—may help preserve memory, attention, and brain flexibility as we age. An ...

Adults vary in how easily they learn new languages. While previous studies suggest this variability may be due to the ...

A new study of bilingual speakers suggests that a single “grammatical engine” in the brain can power multiple languages at ...

If you've always wanted to learn a new language, don't let age put you off. People aged over 60 can be independent and flexible in how they learn a language—and successful, too. There is ample ...