Your brain wires itself to match your native language

Wiring patterns seem to reflect grammatical characteristics specific to different languages

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Language isn’t just the words we say, it’s who we are — literally. New research hints that our native languages shape the network of white matter that connects and speeds communication between language-processing parts of the brain.

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The language we learn growing up seems to leave a lasting, biological imprint on our brains.