Picking up a second language is predicted by ability to learn patterns

Some people seem to pick up a second language with relative ease, while others have a much more difficult time. Now, a new study suggests that learning to understand and read a second language may be driven, at least in part, by our ability to pick up on statistical regularities.

Fuente : http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2013-05/afp…