Do you see a correlation between being bilingual and delaying Alzheimer's?

Because I see people saying the benefit of speaking multiple languages.

What is the benefit of speaking multiple languages?

Yes, there is a correlation between delaying brain aging.

How?

Because, you know, when you are experiencing, when you're basically doing novel,

having novel experiences experiences novel being things

that are different so learning a different language something that you're not used to right

that takes a lot of work a lot of cognitive power and it's also novelty as well i mean that is

absolutely stimulating a variety of pathways in the brain that are

protective from brain aging. So, for example, brain drive neurotrophic factor is increased,

and that's been shown in people that do learn other languages. And it's not just languages. It's even, like,

for example, like taxi drivers in London, you know, where they

have to use their before GPS. I mean, these people like use their brain to have mental

maps of the city. And, and their studies showing that even that is correlated with reducing

the risk for Alzheimer's. I can see that. It's like a workout, right? It's a workout. You're working

your brain out. It's very important. And again, it comes down to like when you stimulate your brain, you are increasing dopamine.

You're increasing trophic factors in their brain that are causing, you know, strengthening synapses, the connection between neurons.

They are growing new neurons.

It's doing a lot of stuff that even exercise can do.

So there's other roads to improving brain aging besides exercise.

And one of them is really mental stimulation.

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