Learning a New Language Creates More Connections in the Brain, Scientists Say Kimberly M. Aquilina - HNGN
go to original December 2, 2014

Does learning a new language come easier to you than your friends? Your brain has better connections, scientists would tell you. (Twitter)

It seems some people just have a knack for learning new languages (and a new study agrees), according to CBS News, but don't worry if you aren't that great at asking "Where is the bathroom," while on vacation in Mexico. Just giving it a try will add to your brain power.

The brain "becomes more connected and integrated after learning," study co-author Ping Li, co-director of the Center for Brain, Behavior and Cognition at Pennsylvania State University, told CBS News. "The brain networks of the more successful learners are better connected even before learning takes place."

"We know that if the learning of a new language is successful, key brain regions responsible for handling languages will become activated," Li told CBS News. "But we don't know how these different regions are connected with each other as a network."

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