Friday, August 31, 2007

Heschl's Gyrus

Did you have trouble learning a foreign language in school? Your problem could be the size of your Heschl's gyrus. Sounds terrible doesn't it? Like anything else, the smaller it is the harder it is it for you to learn another language.

Research now shows that a region in your brain called Heschl's gyrus is responsible for your ability or inability to quickly learn a foreign language. Read the NYTimes article.

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