Should we be prescribed language lessons on the NHS rather than drugs?
Dr Thomas Bak,Deputy Director,Reader in human Cognitive Neuroscience, will be performing in the Fringe this Thursday 11th August at pm,St Andrew Square,Edinburgh
Research shows that learning languages helps us age healthily, even if we start learning them in later life. Being able to speak two languages can delay the onset of dementia symptoms by 4-5 years (more than any available drug!) and improve how well a patient recovers their mental abilities after a stroke. So is language learning a safer, cheaper and healthier alternative to the drugs routinely prescribed on the NHS? And, if so, shouldn’t we prescribe language lessons instead?
Join Thomas Bak, who has spent decades researching dementia, stroke and ageing, to debate.
Buy tickets £8 (£6 concession)
