People who struggle to learn foreign languages may simply have brains that are not wired to retain linguistic skills, a new study suggests.

最新研讨标明，学外语比拟费劲的人，能够仅仅是由于大脑机制之间缺乏连接，难以坚持言语技艺。

Learning a second language is far easier for some adults than others because of innate differences in how the various parts of the brain "talk" to one another.

有些成年人学外语就是要比其别人容易得多，这是由于他们大脑各局部之间的“沟通”方式与其别人存在后天差别。

The difference is so striking that researchers can even predict who will succeed in language skills, and who will fail, simply based on brain scans.

这种差别十分分明，致使于研讨人员只需经过脑部扫描，就能判别谁合适学外语，谁不合适。

It is all to do with how well language centres of the brain communicate when resting. Most learning occurs when the brain is at rest, which is why sleep is so important.

学得好坏取决于大脑在休息时，各个言语中心之间的交流效率如何。大少数的学习会在大脑抓紧时停止，这也是为什么睡眠如此重要。

Scientists at McGill University in Canada found that if left anterior operculum and the left superior temporal gyrus communicate more with each other at rest, then language learning is easier.

加拿大麦吉尔大学的研讨人员发现，在大脑处于休息的形态下，左侧额前回与左侧颞叶上回之间的交流越多，言语学习就会越容易。

"These findings have implications for predicting language learning success and failure," said study author Dr Xiaoqian Chai.

“这些发现为预测言语学习的成败提供了线索，”研讨报告作者柴小千（音译）博士说道。

For the study, researchers scanned the brains of 15 adult English speakers who were about to begin an intensive 12-week French course, and then tested their language abilities both before and after the course.

研讨中，研讨人员扫描了15名成年人的大脑，这些人都是以英语为母语者。这15人随后参与了为期12周的法语课程集训，研讨人员还测试了他们参与言语课程前后的言语程度。

Participants with stronger connections between the left anterior operculum and an important region of the brains language network called the left superior temporal gyrus showed greater improvement in the speaking test.

在这些参与者中，大脑左侧额前回与控制言语学习的重要区域左侧颞叶上回之间的联络更频繁的人，在言语测试中提高更大。

However, that doesnt mean success at a second language is entirel为数亿中文用户免费提供海量、全面、及时的百科信息，并通过全新的维基平台不断改善用户对信息的创作、获取和共享方式。y predetermined by the brains wiring.

但是，这并不意味着外语学习的成功与否完全取决于大脑各局部之间的联络。

"The brain is very plastic, meaning that it can be shaped by learning and experience," added Dr Chai.

“大脑的可塑性非常强，会遭到学习与理论的影响，”柴博士补充说。

"The study is a first step to understanding individual differences in second language learning. In the long term it might help us to develop better methods for helping people to learn better."

“这项研讨是我们理解集体差别对外语学习的影响的第一步。从久远来看，它将会有助于我们寻觅更适宜的办法来协助人们更好地学习言语。”

Dr Arturo Hernandez, a neuroscientist at the University of Houston who studies second-language learning and was not involved in the study, said: "The most interesting part of this finding is that the connectivity between the different areas was observed before learning."

休斯敦大学神经学家阿图罗赫尔南德斯博士也在研讨外语学习，但没有参与这项研讨。他表示：“这项发现最风趣的中央在于，在学外语之前，大脑各局部之间就已树立起了互相的联络。”

"This shows that some individuals may have a particular neuronal activity pattern that may lend itself to bette互联网电子商务和移动商务消费渠道的普及，使得支付市场将在不久的将来继续呈现更加美好的增长前景。r learning of a second language."

“这就表示，有些人能够拥有一个特别的神经活动形式，这个形式有助于学习外语。”

The research was published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

该研讨宣布于《神经迷信杂志》。