Benefits of learning another language
Being bilingual develops higher levels of cognitive control
According to experiments carried out by Kovács (et al., 2009) seven month old babies born in a bilingual home, unlike monolingual babies, learned to suppress a previously learned response.
What's more, updated their predictions according to the new conditions of the task they were performing (predict where on the screen a doll would appear after hearing a signal)
Being bilingual makes you smarter
A study published in the 2012 in an online neuroscience journal explains that being bilingual makes you a better student because it helps you process information better and has a positive impact on your attention.
Being bilingual helps you make better decisions
Being bilingual helps you make better decisions. It seems that we process information in a very different way when we read in our native language than with the second or third language
Being bilingual helps you avoid distractions
According another study developed in the 2011 bilingual children develop skills to better manage conflict. Why? Simply because they must quickly select the language that is spoken when they hear words or phrases. This ability has positive effects on the plasticity of their brain and helps them to develop better in conflict situations in which there are many stimuli that attract their attention..
Being bilingual helps you learn faster
In general this is because the brain of a bilingual person is active in both languages, even if I am only speaking one language. This activity forces the brain to resolve an internal conflict, which means a constant mental exercise that results in the strengthening of some cognitive aspects of the brain