Multilingual people may have brains up to 13 years younger
People who speak more than one language may have brains that appear younger than expected for their age, according to research presented at
People who speak more than one language may have brains that appear younger than expected for their age, according to research presented at the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum 2026. The brain depends on billions of nerve cells constantly communicating with one another.
As people get older, those connections can weaken, contributing to slower thinking and declines in memory. The new findings suggest that multilingual experience may help offset some of those age-related changes.
First reported by ScienceDaily: Relationships.
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