Why is learning a new language beneficial for the brain, and how does it help prevent diseases like dementia?

Question

Why is learning a new language beneficial for the brain, and how does it help prevent diseases like dementia?

In: Biology

Answer 1

I think it’s about creating new pathways in the brain. Stretching it if you like. You can also do it with learning a new musical instrument, or doing puzzles but once you are good at the puzzles then it doesn’t work any longer cos it isn’t really learning it is repetition. I guess with languages there is always more to learn.