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Moneesha is right on the money: You never know until you try. Learning a new language is fundamentally great for the human brain, but only you will know if a second language works for you. Learning another language is not a particularly easy task for anyone over 30 (speaking for experience as well as data), but we're all lifelong learners. So why not choose what to learn? It's when we slow down that learning process that the brain itself starts slowing down. Scott PS: Anecdote: I know seven languages (three years of Latin not included), but unless I have someone to talk with, I forget almost everything from those languages I learned as an adult (which is most of them). On the other hand, I remember almost every bit of Spanish I learned in high school--over forty years ago. Still, I'd learn another language tomorrow (I'm thinking of Navajo and Mandarin), just for the learning experience. Scott E. Antes Northern Arizona University Department of Anthropology PO Box 15200 Flagstaff, AZ 86011 ________________________________________ From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of kbachn [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 5:07 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: question regarding learning a new language i can go on language training for my job. i'm just wondering if this is a good idea or is it too taxing on my already PD-damaged brain. any thoughts would b appreciated. Thanks, (42yrs , dx 5 yrs) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkins ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn