Brain and language learning

Language and the brain, looking at the brain and how it affects learning a langugae but science and neuro science of the brain

Men and women and language learning Women are thought to learn languages better than men. Forget all the advanced analysis and brain scans of why women are thought to learn languages faster and easier than men, I will tell you what I observe. I have taught maybe 1000s of students though the years, languages. Generally [...]

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SAT scores and foreign language study There is a positive correlation between SAT scores and the studied a foreign languages. Data from the SAT board is as follows: 0 years of foreign language study, SAT scores were 366 on verbal and 409 on math. 1 year of foreign language study, SAT scores were 378 on [...]

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Memory, sleep, brainwaves and language learning Dr. Olaf Lahl at the University of Dusseldorf, Germany did a study. The results of his study was, 30 volunteers were asked to memorizes a list of words. Then an hour break. Some of the memory study participants were allowed to take a 6 minute nap -sleep. Others were [...]

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Best game for your brain I usually write about languages and learning languages but I have for the last 15 years or so been interested in conventional and non conventional ways to improve brain function.  Infact my rebirth in my interest in languages was perhaps the end product of a cumulative process (see my personal story about computer games to rebuild your brain   ) for [...]

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Sleep, learning and brainwaves Sleep optimizes and consolidates learning. In fact there is a correlation between the number of hours a student sleeps and grades. But it is also well establish that the less we sleep the less productive we are the, extremes being insomnia or sleep deprivation. The converse is also true, the more [...]

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Using computer games to establish a baseline cognitive function I can tell basically how I am functioning cognitively based on scores on computer games I play.  From this baseline I can determine what affects my brain function.  For example,  sleep, time of day, diet, etc.  I think every brain functions differently.  I have found the things that [...]

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One acupressure point for concentration and learning Do you want better concentration, learning and greater clarity of mind fast? Try this acupressure point.  Its called SI5. That is Small Intestine 5 or Yang Valley. The location of this acupressure point for concentration and learning is easy to find.  At the beginning of your hand and at the [...]

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Improving the healing process by using your brain From Aristotle and Hippocrates to yoga and meditation practicers, people have claimed the brain can help the healing process. At this juncture it is almost common knowledge, but the Mayo clinic in a study published in January, confirms what many knew all along. Guided vivid imagery or [...]

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How to feel or invoke an emotional response with a word in a foreign language One the the problems with speaking and hearing a foreign language is you do not feel the words like your own.  If someone says ’I love you’ it does not have the same impact perhaps.  You might accidentally say a bad word [...]

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My brain lesion I had a brain lesion about 16 years ago.  The word lesion is really a general medical jargon word.  What I had was basically bleeding in the brain from capillary telangiectasia or a cavernous malformation. The result was I had memory and brain processing problems. I still functioned at a rather high cognitive [...]

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