Researchers from University College London conducted a study on the brains of 105 people, 80 of whom were bilingual. The results showed that learning another language altered the area of the brain which processes information—similar to the way exercise builds muscles.
The study shows how learning languages develops plasticity in the brain. In fact, the younger the participants were when learning the second language, the more likely they were to have the advanced gray matter.
According to experts in a Newsweek article, “A child taught a second language after the age of ten or so is unlikely ever to speak it like a native.” Proven by extensive studies, linguists support this statement. And according to Andrea Mechelli, of University College London, “It means that older learners won’t be as fluent as people who learned earlier in life.”
Experts attribute the ease of learning a second language at a younger age to physiological changes that occur in the maturing brain as a child enters puberty.
However, if you are still young at heart, learning another language will challenge your brain regardless of your age. It will encourage creativity and better problem solving skills in your everyday life. It may even help you with your dinner order next time you’re traveling abroad.
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