Bilingualism, dementia and the tale of many variables: Why we need to move beyond the Western World. Commentary on Lawton et al.(2015) and Fuller-Thomson …
TH Bak, S Alladi - Cortex; a Journal Devoted to the Study of the …, 2015 - europepmc.org
A comment on this article appears in" A Reply to Bak et al." Cortex. 2016 Jan; 74: 318-9. This
is a comment on" Age of dementia diagnosis in community dwelling bilingual and …
is a comment on" Age of dementia diagnosis in community dwelling bilingual and …
The neurolinguistics of bilingualism
DW Green, JF Kroll - The Oxford handbook of neurolinguistics, 2019 - books.google.com
Language use is a form of communicative action, and the languages we use complement
and extend our ability to act jointly with others. To achieve our communicative goals, we …
and extend our ability to act jointly with others. To achieve our communicative goals, we …
Bilingualism and aging: A focused neuroscientific review
Research has suggested that using two or more languages on a daily basis helps older
adults maintain a heightened functional state and improves neurocomputational efficiency …
adults maintain a heightened functional state and improves neurocomputational efficiency …
Is bilingualism associated with a lower risk of dementia in community-living older adults? Cross-sectional and prospective analyses
CM Yeung, PDS John, V Menec… - Alzheimer Disease & …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine whether bilingualism is associated with
dementia in cross-sectional or prospective analyses of older adults. Methods: In 1991, 1616 …
dementia in cross-sectional or prospective analyses of older adults. Methods: In 1991, 1616 …
[HTML][HTML] Bilingualism and “brain reserve”: a matter of age
S Heim, J Stumme, N Bittner, C Jockwitz, K Amunts… - Neurobiology of …, 2019 - Elsevier
There is a lively debate whether bilingualism as a state of permanent cognitive control
contributes to so-called brain reserve, thus delaying the onset of symptoms associated with …
contributes to so-called brain reserve, thus delaying the onset of symptoms associated with …
[HTML][HTML] Bilingual experience affects white matter integrity across the lifespan
Bilingualism has been associated with increases in compensatory mechanisms to age-
related neurocognitive decline thus delaying dementia symptom onset and leading to a …
related neurocognitive decline thus delaying dementia symptom onset and leading to a …
Multilingualism (but not always bilingualism) delays the onset of Alzheimer disease: evidence from a bilingual community
A recent paper by Bialystok et al in Neuropsychologia (vol. 45, pgs. 459 to 464) suggested
that early bilingualism produced a statistically significant 4.1-year delay in onset of memory …
that early bilingualism produced a statistically significant 4.1-year delay in onset of memory …
The impact of bilingualism on brain reserve and metabolic connectivity in Alzheimer's dementia
Cognitive reserve (CR) prevents cognitive decline and delays neurodegeneration. Recent
epidemiological evidence suggests that lifelong bilingualism may act as CR delaying the …
epidemiological evidence suggests that lifelong bilingualism may act as CR delaying the …
Foreign language training as cognitive therapy for age-related cognitive decline: A hypothesis for future research
M Antoniou, GM Gunasekera, PCM Wong - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral …, 2013 - Elsevier
Over the next fifty years, the number of older adults is set to reach record levels. Protecting
older adults from the age-related effects of cognitive decline is one of the greatest …
older adults from the age-related effects of cognitive decline is one of the greatest …
Multifactorial approaches to study bilingualism in the aging population: Past, present, future
A better understanding and more reliable classification of bilinguals has been progressively
achieved through the fine-tuning methodology and simultaneously optimizing the …
achieved through the fine-tuning methodology and simultaneously optimizing the …