Re: [Fwd: [evol-psych] Brain buzz that proves Chinese is harder to

--- In Nostratica@yahoogroups.com, "H.M.Hubey" <hubeyh@...> wrote:

> When English speakers heard the sound of Mockney, Mersey or
> Geordie, their left temporal lobes lit up on screen. When Mandarin
> Chinese speakers heard their native tongue, there was a buzz of
> action in both the right and left temporal lobes.

This doesn't necessarily mean that Chinese is harder to learn.