From: LiveScience
Learning a New Language at Any Age Helps the Brain
June 6, 2014
LiveScience:
Learning a second language may help improve brain function regardless of when you start, according to a new study.
Researchers found that young adults proficient in two languages performed better on attention tests and had better concentration than those who spoke only one language, irrespective of whether they had learned that second language during infancy, childhood or their teen years.
The study appears in the current edition of the journal Frontiers in Psychology, led by Dr. Thomas Bak, a lecturer at Edinburgh’s School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences.
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