"[T]he social advantage we have identified appears to emerge from merely being raised in an environment in which multiple languages are experienced, not from being bilingual per se. This is potentially good news for parents who are not bilingual themselves, yet who want their children to enjoy some of the benefits of multilingualism." - The New York Times
"A number of recent studies suggest that learning a foreign language can slow [...] inevitable age-related cognitive decline or perhaps even delay the onset of dementia." - The Guardian