If you want to slow the aging process of the brain, urgently Start learning a second language. The ability to speak two or more languages sharply reduces the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease is found, doctors from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland.
Alzheimer's disease
Possession of two or more languages has positive effects on cognitive functioning of the brain with age and thus reduce the likelihood of of dementia. Scottish researchers compared the health of 835 people in the country to whom English was their mother tongue. All of them were born in 1936, and then resided in Scotland. These people passed tests Intelligence in 1947, when he was 11, and then in the period from 2008 to 2010, when They stepped over the 70-year anniversary. 262 said that the ability to speak some other language other than English, and 195 have been taught a second language before 18th anniversary.
It turned out that who can speak two or more languages people We had more cognitive development than those that could I would expect them at that age. Most notably, this effect can be seen in the overall development and ability to read. It was observed among those who studied second language in childhood and adolescence, and among those who studied it later. A more pronounced cognitive abilities are known to reduce the risk of disease Alzheimer's .
"Our Study the first response to the question whether the ability to speak multiple languages to protect people from developing dementia, - said study author Dr. Thomas Buck. - We found another valuable method of preventing yet an incurable disease that is sufficiently compelling and effective. "(Read More)
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