Recent research found out that learning foreign languages has an impressive impact on brain functions and its capacity.

The findings of the international team of scientists under the lead of David Marsh  substantiate improvements in learning abilities, complex thinking, creativity and mental flexibility. In addition to that people who are capable of more than on language  are less likely to suffer early from mental decay.

It seems to me, languages are one of the rare things in live offering a wide variety of advantages and gains whilst the one and only cost is time.

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Study on the Contribution of Multilingalism to Creativity