Being bilingual slows down the negative effects of aging on the brain.
Our brains start slowing down in their once-magical abilities after a certain age.
Scientists have been finding out is that there are methods that can slow down the aging of the brain.
An experimental study has shown that being bilingual slows down the brain’s aging process.
Many of us know from personal experience that our brains start slowing down in their once-magical abilities after a certain point. You can’t remember certain things quite as well, and some calculations start taking longer. It’s a normal part of the “cognitive aging” that scientists have observed in humans. This aging happens at different rates in different people, based on each person’s so-called Cognitive Reserve. Some people may see few changes late in their years, while others may develop serious illnesses that affect their brain’s functions. As some areas of the brain experience changes in grey and white matter, cases of dementia and other neurodegenerative diseases tend to grow with age.
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