Write An Essay On Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's is a progressive mental deterioration that can occur in middle or old age, due to generalized degeneration of the brain. It is the most common cause of premature senility. More than Three Million people are affected annually by the disease. Alzheimer’s symptoms often include memory loss and confusion. Alzheimer’s can be Chronic and last for life. To date there is no cure for Alzheimer’s, but there are ways to prevent or decrease the effect of it. One is to learn a new language. A recent study by Brian Gold, a neuroscientist at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine in Lexington did an experiment where he had older people who grew up bilingual do an attention-switching task, a skill that typically fades with age. He then tested a group of monolingual seniors and compared the results. Gold found that his …show more content…
It has to do with your brain. Once you learn a language it’s like riding a bike, you never forget it. You may not use it all the time but it is still etched in your mind. With it being etched in your mind your brain always is working to remember it. People who speak more than one language exercise a brain network called the executive control system more. The executive control system involves parts of the prefrontal cortex and other brain areas, and is the basis of our ability to think in complex ways.So people that are bilingual have to constantly exercise there brain system to prevent their two languages from interfering with one another. Their brain must sort through options for each word, switch back and forth between the two languages, and keep everything understandable. All this work seems to provide bilingual individuals a cognitive benefit which is the ability to cope when things are tough this allows the brain to better Although being bilingual does not prevent Alzheimer’s from occurring it can limit the effects and increase the age in which you get