{"product_id":"the-power-of-language-how-the-codes-we-use-to-think-speak-and-live-transform-our-minds-hardcover","title":"The Power of Language: How the Codes We Use to Think, Speak, and Live Transform Our Minds - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eViorica Marian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sparkles with insight.\"--Daniel Pink\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBehavioral Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e's Summer Books of 2023\u003cbr\u003eOne of Next Big Idea Club's \"7 Books that Reveal the Wonders of Writing and Language\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis revolutionary book goes beyond any recent book on language to dissect how language operates in our minds and how to harness its virtually limitless power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As Dr. Marian explains, while you may well think you speak only one language, in fact your mind accommodates multiple codes of communication. Some people speak Spanish, some Mandarin. Some speak poetry, some are fluent in math. The human brain is built to use multiple languages, and using more languages opens doors to creativity, brain health, and cognitive control. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Every new language we speak shapes how we extract and interpret information. It alters what we remember, how we perceive ourselves and the world around us, how we feel, the insights we have, the decisions we make, and the actions we take. Language is an invaluable tool for organizing, processing, and structuring information, and thereby unleashing radical advancement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Learning a new language has broad lifetime consequences, and Dr. Marian reviews research showing that it: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e - Enhances executive function--our ability to focus on the things that matter and ignore the things that don't.\u003cbr\u003e - Results in higher scores on creative-thinking tasks.\u003cbr\u003e - Develops critical reasoning skills.\u003cbr\u003e - Delays Alzheimer's and other types of dementia by four to six years.\u003cbr\u003e - Improves decisions made under emotional duress.\u003cbr\u003e - Changes what we see, pay attention to, and recall.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Viorica Marian\u003c\/b\u003e is the Ralph and Jean Sundin Endowed Professor of Communication Sciences and Disorders and professor of psychology at Northwestern University. Since 2000, Marian has directed the university's Bilingualism and Psycholinguistics Research Lab, receiving funding from the National Institutes of Health and the National Science Foundation. She previously served as chair of the National Institutes of Health Language and Communication Study Section (2020-2022) and chair of the Northwestern University Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders (2011-2014). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarian is a native speaker of Romanian; a native-like speaker of Russian; a fluent speaker of English; and has studied or conducted research with a variety of other languages, including American Sign Language, Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Mandarin, Spanish, Thai, and Ukrainian. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApart from scientific papers, Marian has written for \u003ci\u003eScientific American\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Hill\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMedium\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLatino USA\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune.\u003c\/i\u003e Her work has been featured on NPR, PBS, BBC, NBC, and CBS, as well as many podcasts.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 9.23 x 6.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53336805441901,"sku":"9780593187074","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/TTBqK0NHdUlmelgwWW03TGkrTFNmZz09.webp?v=1778918711","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-power-of-language-how-the-codes-we-use-to-think-speak-and-live-transform-our-minds-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}