Are there any scientific facts that prove that it's harder to learn a forei ...

The scientists proved that the human brain loses its ability to get and process information when <span style="line-height:22.4px;">getting older</span>. Old people become less attentive. It is hard for them to learn grammar rules than for the youth. But the vocabulary tends to be perceived better by the elders due to their substantial vocabulary of the native language. Phonetics, on the contrary, is a problem for them. The elders find it hard to get used to the foreign pronunciation. <div>Actually, the mental activity of the old people largely depends on their profession and/or way of life. If a person is a teacher, an engineer or does any other job that deals with the intellectual work, he or she keeps their mind fit. It gives these people more opportunities in learning foreign languages.</div>