AIIMS doctors support centre’s decision on Hindi as the national language
Doctors from leading medical institutes have opined that learning different languages is helpful for the brain’s cognitive development. Health experts have said that if a person knows more than two language, different parts of the brain get activated which helps in better concentration and development of brainpower.
In fact, doctors from All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) have urged the government to take strict efforts in banning internet gaming, PUBG and other social media apps which are actually a threat for children.
Expert opinions-
Dr Manjrai Tripathi, Professor of Neurology at AIIMS told ANI: “It is a welcome move by the Central government stressing on the need to have ‘Hindi’ as a national language. This way those who don’t know the language will gradually learn it and learning differently is really good for the brain’s cognitive development. Many international studies have proved that learning a second language helps in improving the brain’s cognitive functions regardless of when you start.”
“It has been proven that adults proficient in two languages performed better on attention tests and had better concentration than those who spoke only one language, irrespective of whether they had learned that second during infancy, childhood or their teen years,” she said.
“Why don’t political leaders talk and take action in banning social media mobile applications that are really harmful for the children. They should make efforts in strengthening their education system and introducing more language learning for children which is actually good for their cognitive development,” said (Prof) Dr Tripathi.
Dr Anshul Rohtagi, a senior neurologist from Sir Ganga Ram Hospital echoed similar views.
Dr Rohtagi recalled one of his patients’ history who suffered a brain stroke and knew three languages. “Tarang (name changed) was South Indian and used to work in a bank in Delhi. When he suffered brain stroke, his speech was badly affected. We gave him a clot-dissolving drug. When his health condition improved, he first recalled Tamil language, then Hindi and in last English language. This show how the brain’s that part of the area gets activate which directly deals with language.”
Studies have shown that there was a drastic health improvement among patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease when they learnt a new language and brain functions were better, also the disease was deferred.
