From the course: The Power of Language: How Multilingualism Transforms Our Minds (Book Bite)

Introducing Viorica Marian

From the course: The Power of Language: How Multilingualism Transforms Our Minds (Book Bite)

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Introducing Viorica Marian

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This is an audio course. Thank you for listening. How does the language you speak shape your thoughts, feelings, and actions more than you might think? In her new book, The Power of Language, Viorica Marian, an internationally renowned expert on bilingualism, explores the many ways that the words we learn impact our lives. Viorica is a professor of psychology at Northwestern University, and in the book, she draws on cutting-edge research to show how language can be used to improve our cognitive abilities, boost our creativity, and even protect our brains from aging. Here she is to share five big ideas.

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