Written on 24-06-2015

We all know that learning a second language is a great, healthy thing to do for your brain, but new research has discovered that it actually changes both the structure and function of your brain network, regardless of whether you’re four, or 84.

Researchers from Penn State University in the US have found that learning a language will change the structure of your brain and make the network that pulls it all together more efficient – and the improvements can be experienced at any age. Every time you learn something new, you’re strengthening your brain. Just like physical exercise strengthens your various muscles, tissues and organs, the more you exercise specific areas in the brain, the stronger and more connected those areas will become.

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大家都知道學習第二種語言對大腦很有用，有利於大腦的健康，但新的研究指出，它實際上可以改變我們大腦網絡的結構和功能，無論你是4歲或是84歲。

美國賓夕法尼亞州立大學的研究人員發現，學習語言可以改變大腦的結構，更令結構之間的網絡聯係變得更有效，而且無論任何年齡的人，都可以得到改善。每次學習新東西的時候，大腦的功能都得以加強，就像運動可以增強各種肌肉、組織和器官一樣。大腦內的某些部位越是鍛煉得多，就會變得越強，而它們之間的連接亦會變得更緊密。