New research finds benefits from growing up in bilingual home.

ISLAMABAD -- 'Early bilinguals' have advantages over those who learn a second language later. New research has found that growing up in a bilingual home can provide unexpected cognitive benefits later in life.The study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, demonstrates for the first time that adults who acquired their second language as a young child (early bilinguals) are quicker at shifting attention and quicker at detecting visual changes compared to adults who learned their second language later in life...