But researcher Ellen Bialystock says it probably does make you better at certain skills.

VOA: special.2011.03.09

It created a list of jobs and offered books on job skills and training.

VOA: special.2009.02.23

And it proved that experienced pilots had the skills necessary to fly in space.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

And it offers 4 scholarships for international students with special skills or talents.

VOA: special.2009.01.22

They believed it took special skills and courage to fly an airplane.

VOA: special.2009.03.18

It helped poor children develop the skills to learn.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

It slowly destroys memory, thinking and reasoning skills.

VOA: special.2009.09.09

It measures speaking and writing skills.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

While the flying skills of the German and British pilots were well matched, it was ultimately the greater maneuverability of the British Spitfire that won the long months of battle over the English Channel.

VOA: special.2011.06.09

It measures listening and reading skills.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

They do not have Thai citizenship or language skills - making it difficult for them to enroll in Thai schools.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

She says it also will pay for shelter for homeless families, clean water and training to upgrade skills for people without jobs.

VOA: standard.2009.09.13

It was there that Barack Obama honed his decision-making skills, and his approach to problem solving.

VOA: standard.2010.01.16

It attacks the brain's nerve cells, robs memory and impairs thinking and language skills.

VOA: standard.2009.12.04

Colonel George W.Smith, commanding officer of Quantico's Basic Training School, says fitness and skills are only part of what it takes to be a Marine officer.

VOA: standard.2010.04.06

He told them it is critical to continue the effort to transfer skills and tools to Afghans so foreigners do not need to have a permanent presence there.

VOA: standard.2009.09.04