LEARNING FOREIGN LANGUAGES

The results of research carried out by scientists from the University College London seem to have proved that learning a foreign language is good for /the/your/ brain. The scientists studied the brains of 105 people , 80 of whom could speak a foreign language. They concluded that learning a foreign language alters grey matter in the brain in the same way that exercises builds muscles.
Scientists already knew known the brain has the ability to change as a result of stimulation which is known as 'plasticity' - but this research demonstrates how learning languages develops it. The scans revealed that the density of the grey matter in the left inferior parietal cortex [belki: 'lower left parietal cortex', unless what you have written is a standard technical term.] of the brain was greater in the bilinguals than in those without a second language. Just how and why this happens has yet to be explained; however, it is one of the many recent findings that continue to drive the same message home- learning the foreign languages is good for you.
The findings is also pointed out that people who /have/ learned a foreign language at a younger age were also more likely to have more advanced grey matter than those who learned later. The UK is notoriously bad for language skills. Learning a foreign language is commonly something undertaken at school and forgotten at work. Only one in 10 UK workers can speak a foreign language. This is resulting in the UK being less effective when dealing with the continent and further afield in political, economic and cultural spheres.

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