to learn languages is something very positive, both for purely personal interest to get a good job or to be able to travel and live in other cultures, is something that at this point everyone has more or less clear. But no one knew what that being bilingual can delay the onset of degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s, something that has recently unveiled the psychologist to lbert Costa, of the Catalan Institute for research and advanced studies (ICREA), the publication preventing.
The young doctor indicated that among the many benefits that entails knowledge of other languages, one of the most important is that being bilingual or polyglot tends to delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease, as well as significantly improve attention and concentration of each person.
professional relies for its statements in a study showing that older people who speak more than one language, symptoms of this terrible disease develop later than those who only know their language maternal.
Apparently, the bilingual unconsciously and separated with ease both languages in his brain, and this control is a very stimulating exercise for your cognitive System. The fact of practicing such control throughout life, from childhood in many cases, creating a kind of reservation ” cognitive allowing stop or slow down the development of the symptoms.
Fuente: magazine prevent.
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Tags: Alzheimer’s disease, Alzheimer
