Study: bilingualism linked to younger brain age
'People who speak more than one language seem to have younger brains and the more languages you speak and the earlier you speak them, the better, according to findings from a study being presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies conference in Barcelona.' 1/2
Margot Finn26'The researchers took account of factors such as people’s age, sex and education, but cautioned that they could not rule out the potential influence of other factors that may have an impact on the brain, such as lifestyle and social engagement.' 2/2
Richard Bowes 🇵🇸6It's been a long time since I was in school so it may well have changed, but the way languages were taught were a great way to destroy a child's confidence and enthusiasm for learning one. Verb tables, vocab lists and constant tests marking down for minor grammar mistakes...
Meg3Our grandchildren should be OK - bilingual since babyhood with an English mum & Mexican dad & going to school in Madrid
Die Capuccinogruft28Smugbait is where you know everyone retweeting it will feel smug and generally pleased with themselves
Professor Stanley Unwin62 langueys - bilinguode 3 langueys - trilinguode >3 langueys - polygloppers 1 languey - British.
Ordoalea6Does that include ADHD level of "Oh Where in East End do you live?" learning language or... That thing where USians brag they speak Japanese and then go "Kohnichehwah"?
Minttu Elo5Hei mul on nuoremmat aivot 😁
Nick3Please say that this includes programming languages… 🤞
Alex Drace-Francis2Hardly a new finding - here's an older article w extensive reference to replicated studies showing how bilingualism slows aging. But always worth repeating! psycnet.apa.org/manuscript/2...
This is wonderful... 2 languages = brains appear 6 years younger 3 languages = 7 years 4 languages = 13 years Plus the the many cultural & psychological benefits! I might start studying a 4th soon. Maybe... Irish? www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Margaret Morgan 🇪🇺🇳🇱🇦🇺25Thinking about it, learning a new language is the antithesis of the sort of mind atrophy that AI is cultivating in our species. It's an act of rebellion!
Lady Jí Kè 极客妇人5I'm currently studying my 10th language and I have to say, each time I add one to my brain, another seems to drop out.
MsPraxisIsDifficult5I really should correct my boring monolinguality one day.
Eric Olthwaite's Strayan Cousin4I'm guessing 2 years of High School German and French won't help me much.
ThatIngrid3My ideal life would be my current research nursing job 3 days a week and studying languages two days a week.
Terry Boyd3but ... but ... what if your 5 year old niece lives in a multilingual household and already knows 3 languages?!?!??!? Does she cease to exist!?!?? :)
Soumya Rangarajan, MD, MPP10You would think #Indians would live longer since basically everyone speaks at least 3 languages, but #heartdisease eliminates us mostly in 50s and 60s even if our brains haven’t aged much 🤷🏻♀️
pinkprincessinthecity •🌸🌃🧳•👩🏻🎨👩🏻🔬🕵🏻♀️👩🏻🏫👩🏻💻👩🏻🍳•🏮🧧🎍•3Over the years, I've learned Cantonese Chinese, Mandarin Chinese, English, Latin, Italian, French, and other languages 📚. Perhaps my love for linguistics has helped preserve my brain 🧠, twice. The first time when it recovered from brain damage in the past and now for the second time in the present.
Sabi Wolf!2Apparently my brain will live for like a bazillion years
