“I’m too busy,” is no excuse. Everyone can find 5 extra minutes.
Buen día cerebro
Be it speaking, reading or listening-- bonus for the trifecta!-- a foreign tongue supercharges your brain
Researchers have reported that multilingual people accrue less atrophy (wasting away) of the brain as they age than their single language speaking peers. Think of brain atrophy as facial wrinkles: To some degree, it happens to all of us as we get older. Like so many things in life, though, less is more.
As if less atrophy weren’t enough, the brains of polyglots have been found to have areas which are more developed than mono-linguists, such as the bilateral dorsolateral frontal cortices (responsible for the executive function of the brain). Other studies have proven that those who learn a new language are less likely to have progressive dementia (including the dreaded Alzheimer's Disease).
What you can do in 5 minutes or less: 5 words in 5 minutes isn’t too ambitious. The words can all be from one foreign language… or (even more fun) the same word in 5 different languages.
For another 18 brain workouts, check out https://brain2mind.substack.com/p/19-brain-workouts