Researchers at Tohoku University in Japan found that middle-aged people learning languages had a 19% lower risk of developing dementia. The results of the research are presented in an article published in the journal. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience (Part of the Froniers group).
Approximately 300,000 volunteers aged 40 to 69 participated in the study. For seven years, all participants underwent a cognitive assessment and filled out a lifestyle questionnaire. Only 1.1% of participants developed dementia during the entire study period.
Analysis of the data showed that learning a new language or acquiring new skills helped prevent the development of senile dementia. Thus, volunteers who attended language classes at the start of the study had a 19% lower risk of developing dementia.
“One possible explanation is that intellectual activity has a positive effect on the nervous system, which in turn may prevent dementia,” the authors explained.
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