As an investment banking summer intern, Dakota Ford prepared valuation models and worked on independent research projects for senior bankers in addition to assisting the firm’s head of marketing with a comprehensive research report. Dakota Ford is a graduate of the University of Chicago, where he received a degree in Romance Languages and studied French, Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese.
The practical benefits of learning a foreign language may seem obvious, but recent research shows how language acquisition affects the structure of the brain. In a Swedish study, military recruits who learned a new language increased the size of their hippocampus, the part of the brain that handles the storage and retrieval of memories. Because it requires communication between different parts of the brain, language acquisition also increases the number of neural pathways.
In addition, learning a new language improves efficiency in brain activity in older adults, protecting against age-related memory loss and delaying the onset of conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
The practical benefits of learning a foreign language may seem obvious, but recent research shows how language acquisition affects the structure of the brain. In a Swedish study, military recruits who learned a new language increased the size of their hippocampus, the part of the brain that handles the storage and retrieval of memories. Because it requires communication between different parts of the brain, language acquisition also increases the number of neural pathways.
In addition, learning a new language improves efficiency in brain activity in older adults, protecting against age-related memory loss and delaying the onset of conditions such as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
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