The study, published in Nature Aging last year, found that knowing more than one language reduced odds of brain aging by 54%.
Doctors often advise exercising your brain to stay sharp but stretching your brain might be the better description.
Memories rarely arrive as an unbroken stream. The brain quietly divides life into segments: entering a room, starting a conversation, or watching a new scene unfold.
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University of Houston professor of psychology Arturo Hernandez is disputing a high-profile study published in the journal Nature Aging claiming that people who live in multilingual countries show ...
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