Psychology

The definitive study of bilingualism and the human brain from a leading neuropsychologistOver half of the world's population is bilingual and yet few of us understand how this extraordinary, complex ability really works. How do two languages co-exist in the same brain? What are the advantages and challenges of being bilingual? How do we learn - and forget - a language?In the first study of its kind, leading expert Albert Costa shares twenty years of experience to explore the science of language. Looking at studies and examples from Canada to France to South Korea, The Bilingual Brain investigates the significant impact of bilingualism on daily life from infancy to old age. It reveals, among other things, how babies differentiate between two languages just hours after birth, how accent affects the way in which we perceive others and even why bilinguals are better at conflict resolution. Drawing on cutting-edge neuro-linguistic research from his...

作者迈克尔·J.戴蒙德对父子关系进行了长达30余年的研究。他坚定地认为，父亲身份对儿子和父亲彼此的发展都至关重要。父亲会深刻地影响儿子，儿子也会影响父亲。父子关系的发展会跨越某些特定的发展里程碑。 他提出了“足够好的父亲”这一概念——一个能够培养自己的情感、全身心投入孩子的内心世界、促进孩子成长的人。他写作本书的目的是希望帮助男性好好抚育自己的儿子。 在本书中，他分析了贯穿整个生命周期的父子关系，描绘了父亲的成长阶段（从妻子怀孕开始）；追溯了父子关系，从儿子幼年时期的“监护人”阶段，到父亲允许儿子独立和成熟，引导儿子进入成年。而随着父亲的年老，父子相互再次走得更近，死亡成为必须接受的现实。 本书将为你理解父子关系打下坚实的基础。