**5.5 Enhances memory**

It is indisputable that the more one's brain is used, the better it performs. Learning a new language necessitates not only acquaintance with a foreign vocabulary and set of norms, but also the ability to recall this material. Because one's may spend more time learning new material rather than re-teaching him/ herself, absorbing and retaining more information can drastically decrease one's learning curve.

But the storey does not end there. People 'll be able to learn other languages faster once learning one. This is because human brain contains crucial languagelearning skills stored in it. If one's recently studied Spanish, for example, he/she's automatically entered the realm of Latin-based languages such as Portuguese, Italian, French, and Romanian.

The study is not only talking about the advantages of short-term memory here. According to study conducted in Luxembourg by Bialystok et al. [26], people who speak more than one language had a lower risk of developing cognitive issues such as Alzheimer's and dementia. Indeed, according to study titled, 'Bilingualism and aging: Why research should continue' by Del Maschio et al. [27], multilingualism has a "protective effect on memory in seniors who learn foreign languages over their lives or at the time of the study," according to the research. The advantage appears to be compounding, as individuals who are fluent in four or more languages had the lowest risk.
