One Grammar Engine Powers All Your Languages, NYU Finds
TL;DR
New NYU MEG study shows bilinguals rely on a single, shared neural grammar engine for English and Spanish—even when transforming pseudowords—demonstrating grammar as a universal, reusable computation rather than separate language-specific rulebooks and reshaping how we understand language learning and brain organization.
- Bilingual Brains Use a Single Shared Engine for Grammar Neuroscience News
- How Does One Brain Speak Two Languages? The New York Times
- Bilingualism may be driven by a single neurological 'grammar engine' Medical Xpress
- Our Brains Harbor a Powerful 'Grammatical Engine' Newser
- Universal Brain Mechanism Unifies Languages Mirage News
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