learning foreign languages may sharpen your brain by enhancing its elasticity and ability to code information, a new study suggests.
The more foreign languages we learn, the more effectively our brain reacts and processes the data accumulated in the course of learning, researchers said.
The neurophysiological mechanics of language and speech acquisition are underexplored when compared to the brain's other functions. The reason for such scarce attention is the inability to study verbal function on test animals.
Researchers from the Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Russia together with colleagues from the University of Helsinki in Finland carried out experiments where the brain's electrical activity was measured with electroencephalography (EEG). Ten male and 12 female participants, with the average age being 24, took part in the investigation.