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April 30, 2012 6:40 PM
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Bilingualism fine-tunes hearing, enhances attention

Bilingualism fine-tunes hearing, enhances attention | Science News | Scoop.it
A Northwestern University study provides the first biological evidence that bilinguals' rich experience with language "fine-tunes" their auditory nervous system and helps them juggle linguistic input in ways that enhance attention and working memory.


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February 23, 2012 2:24 AM
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Attention, Performance, and Memory

Attention, Performance, and Memory | Science News | Scoop.it

Contrary to early interpretations of shadowing task results, it now appears that unattended stimuli receive considerable processing before being blocked by attentional filters. 

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