The Multilingual Brain: Co-activation, Perception, and Memory

Research on multilingual brains reveals that languages are constantly co-activated and distributed across various areas of the brain, forming a network rather than being compartmentalized. Studies using eye tracking show that speakers of multiple languages make eye movements to objects with similar sounds in different languages. Memory varies based on the language spoken, affecting what individuals perceive and recall from their environment, indicating that language shapes how we perceive reality and influences our memories.