Chapter 1
The brain's linguistic hard drive
Chapter 2
Earth's natural multilingual hotspots
Chapter 3
History's mind-boggling hyperpolyglots
Chapter 4
The toolkit of the language masters
YOUR GOAL
Master of Secrets of the world's ultimate polyglots
Ch 1 · The brain's linguistic hard drive
duolingo A diagram of neural pathways shows words linked together in vast associative networks.
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Fun Fact
Brain growth: Learning a new language can actually increase the physical size of your brain within just three months of intensive study.
Quiz
Approximately how many neurons does a healthy human brain have to store information?
Quiz
True or false: When a polyglot is speaking one language, their other languages are completely turned off in the brain.
Quiz
What cognitive process does a polyglot's brain use to keep non-target languages quiet during speech?
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What is the term for the brain's ability to physically reorganize itself in response to learning?
Quiz
Which part of the brain's gray matter is physically thicker in multilingual individuals?
Quiz
Which brain region acts as the cognitive traffic controller to manage multiple languages?