From nobody@digitalkingdom.org Tue Sep 15 21:21:01 2009 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:21:01 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mnm0r-0000VI-HQ for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:21:01 -0700 Received: from ey-out-1920.google.com ([74.125.78.148]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Mnm0o-0000UY-5q for lojban-list@lojban.org; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:21:01 -0700 Received: by ey-out-1920.google.com with SMTP id 3so931784eyh.36 for ; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:20:56 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=/ejsKceoXsZSx517ldres59+w6RnYawizgMgSkVPd0M=; b=FdubsxMB8dHzWVNOJaW9NhK0zY7KsqKhtpL6AkoP7ujbyG5RFoI2/VuvSptuVRZKPO 82DMPPVLVtH0+UbkX/OhrXhHjw4Tp4O2cKzl6JYyp4/F62ZYr234TwEB6+ouxM02cAQS tFPOyfAbA/lEkd5uYzw4NcHf31MF2RbuHw6Go= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=tyQ95o1xdj7ud52Simlebe/YpGi/0SJx3pZ04PF6OWxICoWnrmQa8oHOAivi1XodhZ JtEZ9UhMyTHaYATeXdB6rClnLTB/sJjFB2kWjWtFDew34rYJ8MXCp7j1k2eqlLnfaW1Y 3Z8siYlxxAk90w3ScnARvVo3HKLfZoBr4ewl8= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.216.51.68 with SMTP id a46mr254274wec.93.1253074856706; Tue, 15 Sep 2009 21:20:56 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: References: Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 06:20:56 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: [lojban] Re: Fwd: lojban and raising a child bi-lingual From: Ivo Doko To: lojban-list@lojban.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from quoted-printable to 8bit by Ecartis X-archive-position: 16201 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: ivo.doko@gmail.com Precedence: bulk Reply-to: lojban-list@lojban.org X-list: lojban-list 2009/9/16 : > From an email to a friend dated 7/15/2009. "Something I read recently said > that learning a new language late in life (it was in a Discover magazine, or > something like that, that a friend at work lent me a couple of weeks ago) > improves your memory.  The article was about the brain being plastic, and > that turning off/on the nucleus basicus/basilis turned the brain's learning > ability off/on." > > Maybe not too closely related, but still about learning and especially > learning languages late in life. > > stevo Doing anything particularly "new" to the brain "strengthens" it and increases its ability to learn. You'd be surprised what simple things researchers have found to have the strengthening effect on the brain, for example, getting on and off your bike to the opposite side than you're used to, using your inferior hand to stir drinks and brush your teeth, etc. Learning another language is just one more new thing that strengthens the brain. However, here we are talking about the difference in the ability to learn new languages between children and grown-ups, while both children's and grown-ups' brains get strengthened by doing new things, like learning new languages. To unsubscribe from this list, send mail to lojban-list-request@lojban.org with the subject unsubscribe, or go to http://www.lojban.org/lsg2/, or if you're really stuck, send mail to secretary@lojban.org for help.