Brain pattern predicts how fast an adult learns a new language

Tuesday, May 10, 2016 - 15:20 in Psychology & Sociology

Some adults learn a second language better than others, and their secret may involve the rhythms of activity in their brains. New findings by scientists at the University of Washington demonstrate that a five-minute measurement of resting-state brain activity predicted how quickly adults learned a second language. The study, published in the June-July issue of […]

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