Learning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy

HONESTLY I HAD TO CHECK IT WAS NOT A JOKE THAT LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE LITERALLY ALTERS YOUR BRAIN STRUCTURE AND I AM NOT TALKING ABOUT JUST CROSSWORDS THIS LINGUIST WROTE A BOOK SHOWING BILINGUAL PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAVE GREATER GRAY MATTER DENSITY AND STRONGER WHITE MATTER INTEGRITY THAN MONOLINGUALS WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE MANAGING TWO LANGUAGES PLACES ONGOING DEMANDS ON ATTENTION AND BUILDS UP COGNITIVE RESERVE AND THE THING IS STUDIES FOUND BILINGUAL PEOPLE WHO DEVELOP DEMENTIA ACTUALLY SHOW SYMPTOMS AT A LATER AGE THAN PEOPLE WHO ONLY SPEAK ONE LANGUAGE WHICH MEANS IT DOES NOT PREVENT THE UNDERLYING DISEASE BUT GIVES YOUR BRAIN RESILIENCE TO COPE AND ADULTS CAN STILL LEARN UNFAMILIAR SOUNDS AND GRAMMAR THROUGH LIFELONG NEUROPLASTICITY TO STRENGTHEN CONNECTIONS ANYWAY DO NOT QUOTE ME ON ANY OF THAT.

Research indicates that bilingualism alters brain structure and builds cognitive reserve, which can delay the onset of dementia symptoms in older adults.

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