Speaking two languages 'slows brain ageing'

by Guest Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:52 pm

Learning a second language slows the speed at which brains age, a study has found, even if it learned in adulthood.

Researchers from the University of Edinburgh found people who spoke two or more languages had significantly better cognitive skills later in life compared with what would be predicted from their IQ results in childhood.
The team, led by Dr Thomas Bak, from the Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh, looked at data taken from intelligence tests on 262 English people at 11-years-old who could all speak at least two languages.
The tests were then repeated when they were in their seventies.
From that group, 195 learned a second language before turning 18 and 65 had acquired a second language after that age.
Researchers found that reading, verbal fluency and intelligence were better than what was expected from their test in childhood, particularly with reading and intelligence.
This was the case even if the second language was acquired in adulthood.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/speaking-two-languages-slows-brain-ageing-9479423.html

by Ben Reilly Tue Jun 03, 2014 6:57 pm

I believe it, studying Spanish has made my mind feel more agile than it did before. You also start to see the commonalities between different languages, which itself is pretty fascinating.

by Guest Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:35 pm

Ben_Reilly wrote:I believe it, studying Spanish has made my mind feel more agile than it did before. You also start to see the commonalities between different languages, which itself is pretty fascinating.

Agreed and how people should be more multilingual, something I myself must strive to do more so myself

by Ben Reilly Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:38 pm

Didge wrote:
Ben_Reilly wrote:I believe it, studying Spanish has made my mind feel more agile than it did before. You also start to see the commonalities between different languages, which itself is pretty fascinating.

Agreed and how people should be more multilingual, something I myself must strive to do more so myself

www.duolingo.com

Free language lessons that are said to teach language at least as well as American universities!

by Guest Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:40 pm

Ben_Reilly wrote:
Didge wrote:

Agreed and how people should be more multilingual, something I myself must strive to do more so myself

www.duolingo.com

Free language lessons that are said to teach language at least as well as American universities!

Thanks... ::D::

by Guest Tue Jun 03, 2014 7:55 pm

But why?

Everybody speaks England, innit!

by Guest Tue Jun 03, 2014 10:24 pm

so between french, german, a bit of dutch, a bit of greek and and spanish
not to mention the artificial languages of "quenya" and sindarin"

i recon that must mean my brain is working on overtime.... ://?roflmao?/:

by Lone Wolf Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:05 am

Didge wrote:
Ben_Reilly wrote:
I believe it, studying Spanish has made my mind feel more agile than it did before. You also start to see the commonalities between different languages, which itself is pretty fascinating.

Agreed and how people should be more multilingual, something I myself must strive to do more so myself

I wonder IF gibberish and looney toon comments can be counted as stand-alone languages in their own right ???

IF so, then those members of the Righteous Whingers and Religious Nutters faction on this forum could already be considered to be 'multilingual' in their own right..

jocolor

by Ben Reilly Wed Jun 04, 2014 4:48 am

BigAndy9 wrote:But why?

Everybody speaks England, innit!

I'd think this would be right up your alley, BA.

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by Fred Moletrousers Wed Jun 04, 2014 6:05 pm

Lone Wolf wrote:
Didge wrote:

Agreed and how people should be more multilingual, something I myself must strive to do more so myself

I wonder IF gibberish and looney toon comments can be counted as stand-alone languages in their own right ???

IF so, then those members of the Righteous Whingers and Religious Nutters faction on this forum could already be considered to be 'multilingual' in their own right..

Are you suggesting that those of us who place ourselves politically to the right of Mao Tse Tung or who happen to believe in a God are incapable of speaking anything other than English, gibberish or "loony toon"?

by groomsy Fri Jun 06, 2014 6:08 am

i know a couple italian words

by harrymuffin Fri Jun 06, 2014 10:39 am

Crossword puzzles are good for the brain.

Any type of puzzle--game that gets your brain working, will slow the aging process.

Spanish and Italian are fairly easy languages to master.

by nicko Fri Jun 06, 2014 12:31 pm

What language do you speak lurker,?cause I have difficulty in understanding it.

by Ben Reilly Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:23 pm

nicko wrote:What language do you speak lurker,?cause I have difficulty in understanding it.

Lurker hasn't even posted in this thread.

by Fluffyx Fri Jun 06, 2014 7:51 pm

I have alot of respect for people who can speak many languages,I haven't got the patience.

I can't even speak much Welsh.

by Lone Wolf Fri Jun 06, 2014 8:04 pm

Fred Moletrousers wrote:
Lone Wolf wrote:

I wonder IF gibberish and looney toon comments can be counted as stand-alone languages in their own right ???

IF so, then those members of the Righteous Whingers and Religious Nutters faction on this forum could already be considered to be 'multilingual' in their own right..

Are you suggesting that those of us who place ourselves politically to the right of Mao Tse Tung or who happen to believe in a God are incapable of speaking anything other than English, gibberish or "loony toon"?

MORE LIKE to the right of Attila the Hun, in the case of you Righteous Whingeing types on here, Fred !!!

AND it's not the "believing in God" that creates problems ~ after all Jews, Muslims, Hindu's, Sikhs, Mormons, Pagans, and even many Buddhists, as well as Christians are all free to recognise their assorted gods in our secular societies ~ but rather the more rancid and rabid proselytising 'God botherers' among you Tory flakes, who don't know when to stay quite to maintain the peace..

OR EVEN worse when those of you of a patently non-religious bent, such as this site's own little coven of pretend pseudo-"Christian" pretenders, use their ignorantly fake positions of their claimed "faith" as a basis for their ongoing hatemongering and intolerance, vis. DVo and her 'fraudster, and their various trolling supporters. Rolling Eyes

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