History & Science

fuckyeahneuroscience:

‘“The very act of being able to speak, listen, and think in two languages and of using two languages on a daily basis appears to sharpen people’s abilities to pay close attention to a aspects of tasks relevant to good performance,” [Prof Virginia Gathercole said].

Research carried out already had also shown having two languages helped protect against the decline in the brain’s abilities when ageing,” she added.’

This is old news - although that doesn’t diminish the importance.
If you want your mind to remain sharp as you age, learning new things is the way to do it - learning a new language is quite possibly the best thing to do for this, as my main neuroscience professor always says.