"Learning foreign languages is one of the most accessible ways to protect brain health."
This was stated by neurologist Galina Chudinskaya in an interview with lenta.ru.
The doctor explained that the human brain is plastic: under the effect of load, it physically changes like muscles exercising in a gym.
According to her, when learning a new language, new neural connections are formed in areas responsible for speech, memory, and attention, and the "corpus callosum" that ensures the connection between the brain hemispheres works more actively.
G. Chudinskaya noted that when switching between the native language and a foreign language, the brain performs a complex "exercise": two word and sound systems, two different grammars are maintained at the same time, one language is deactivated, the other is activated. Over time, this process improves concentration, problem-solving, and the ability to filter information flow.
International studies show that people who know at least two languages fluently encounter dementia and Alzheimer’s disease on average 4-5 years later./oxu.az