Learning Languages keeps you young and boost your brain power

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In our daily lives, if we want to live longer, we need to have healthy habits. We eat well and exercise to strengthen our bodies, in the hope that we can ward off the effects of ageing, but what happens to our brains?

Does our brain age as well?

It is known that our brain can learn anything we want, and it doesn't matter whether we are adults or children; the brain is always acquiring new knowledge and adapting to new experiences. This process is known as neuroplasticity, but we need to nurture it properly. 

In this digital era, our brains are constantly exposed to social media, and that affects our brains, but we can avoid this when we learn something new. We need to create new neuronal connections, which are really important for our health because they influence the way we adapt, learn, and also help us avoid cognitive decline. By doing so, research suggests that language learning could even reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease and dementia. You can read more in detail about this in the next link: A Healthy Brain: Use it or Lose it 

You may be thinking: "It is not necessary to learn a language; I can learn another skill instead."

yes, but....

 When you decide to learn a foreign language, you are not only improving your brain health, but you are giving yourself the chance to improve your CV and obtain more job opportunities, which is really great.

Learning languages acts as training for your brain. You keep your brain active by learning new structures, memorizing new words, and comprehending new contexts, etc. For that reason, it helps keep your brain younger and healthier because you build cognitive reserve. Also, abilities such as decision- making, problem-solving, help keep your mind quick and flexible because of the new neuronal connections developed through the learning process.

You don't need to be fluent in a language to have benefits for your brain; you need to start to learn. 

Why not begin today? 🎉

In the next video, you can learn more about how learning a language rewires your brain: