Mastering more than one language is linked to a slower brain ageing\nprocess, according to a recent study involving hundreds of people in\nSpain.<\/p>\n
The research found that bilingual individuals possessed brain\nactivity that appeared approximately six years younger than those who\nuse only one language. For those proficient in three languages, the\ndifference reached about seven years, while those mastering four\nlanguages showed brain activity appearing up to 13 years younger.<\/p>\n
Quoting the Real Simple website on Friday (18\/9) local time, the\nstudy presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies\n(FENS) forum involved 728 people from the Basque region of Spain, who\nmastered up to four languages.<\/p>\n
Researchers used tools capable of recording brain cell activity to\nobserve activity patterns in participants. This data was then used to\nestimate \u2018brain age\u2019.<\/p>\n
Lucia Amoruso, head of the research group from the Basque Centre on\nCognition, Brain and Language in San Sebasti\u00e1n, stated that the\nexperience of using multiple languages has a gradual influence. This\nmeans the benefits are related to whether a person can speak two\nlanguages, as well as how long and how well those languages are\nused.<\/p>\n
Researchers also noted that lifestyle habits and social activities\ncan affect brain health. Therefore, the results of this study should not\nbe interpreted as meaning that language proficiency is the sole cause of\na slower brain ageing process.<\/p>\n
Further research will examine whether specific combinations of\nlanguages have different effects on brain activity. Researchers also aim\nto understand how the ability to switch from one language to another\nrelates to brain function.<\/p>\n
Professor Christina Dalla from the Medical School of the National and\nKapodistrian University of Athens, who was not involved in the study,\nstated that learning other languages offers benefits in social,\ncultural, and brain health aspects.<\/p>\n
These findings add to the growing body of research regarding the\nrelationship between multilingualism and brain health throughout\nlife.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/study-mastering-more-languages-tends-to-slow-brain-ageing-1789775529", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }