Some interesting facts about language and how they relate to other skills. In order to see the whole article and other facts from different studies, follow the link below!

• Language learning boosts brain plasticity and ability to code new information
• The first language you learn changes how you hear all other languages afterwards
• People who learn foreign languages have bigger brains
• The biological base of learning maths and language is a single symbolic processing system
• Delaying the onset of Alzheimer disease
• A new study (paywall) suggests that children who speak multiple languages are better at understanding other people
• Boys and girls learn language differently

[Source: http://www.all-languages.org.uk/news/features/speaking-mind-links-languages-skills/]