Language Learning makes the brain grow, Swedish study suggests

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Scientists have measured brains before and after language training and suggest that language learning makes the brain grow. CREDIT/© pixologic/Fotolia

At the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy, young recruits learn a new language at a very fast pace. By measuring their brains before and after the language training, a group of researchers has had an almost unique opportunity to observe what happens to the brain when we learn a new language in a short period of time.

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