which cognitive faculty would you most hate to lose? Most people would say sight or hearing, but what would your life be like if you had never learned a language? But are languages merely tools for expressing our thoughts, or do they actually shape our thoughts?

What makes people who can fluently speak about six languages or more so special? One of the most famous hyperpolyglots in history Emil Krebs, had mastered 65 languages by time of death. After years of study, scientists have figured out that hyperpolyglots have distinct differences in their brains' neural activity.