Ellen Bialystok and Fergus I.M. Craik, researchers at York University in Toronto, recently discovered that being bilingual helps protect the brain from Alzheimer disease. In fact, bilingualism could slow the progression of this type of dementia by up to six years.
One of the keys to using your two languages to slow the progression of mental decline is to use them regularly, which means more than just an occasional foray into Mandarin Chinese. To truly keep up with the language and benefit your brain, you should converse in it at least a few times a week with a native speaker and make a point to watch movies and TV shows or listen to radio or Internet broadcasts in Mandarin Chinese. The more you can use the language and keep maintaining your fluency, the better.
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ReplyDeleteVery informative.Even learning a second language later in life delays the decline important brain functions. Researchers know that the disease attacks the median temporal area of the brain at the steady predictable rate. Thanks a lot...
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