Cognitive control, cognitive reserve, and memory in the aging bilingual brain

A Grant, NA Dennis, P Li - Frontiers in psychology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
In recent years bilingualism has been linked to both advantages in executive control and
positive impacts on aging. Such positive cognitive effects of bilingualism have been …

Bilingualism and domain-general cognitive functions from a neural perspective: A systematic review

L Tao, G Wang, M Zhu, Q Cai - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
A large body of research has indicated that bilingualism–through continual practice in
language control–may impact cognitive functions, as well as relevant aspects of brain …

Degree of bilingualism predicts age of diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in low-education but not in highly educated Hispanics

TH Gollan, DP Salmon, RI Montoya, DR Galasko - Neuropsychologia, 2011 - Elsevier
The current study investigated the relationship between bilingual language proficiency and
onset of probable Alzheimer's disease (AD) in 44 Spanish–English bilinguals at the UCSD …

A longitudinal study of memory advantages in bilinguals

JK Ljungberg, P Hansson, P Andrés, M Josefsson… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Typically, studies of cognitive advantages in bilinguals have been conducted previously by
using executive and inhibitory tasks (eg Simon task) and applying cross-sectional designs …

Bilingualism does not alter cognitive decline or dementia risk among Spanish-speaking immigrants.

LB Zahodne, PW Schofield, MT Farrell, Y Stern… - …, 2014 - psycnet.apa.org
Objective: Clinic-based studies suggest that dementia is diagnosed at older ages in
bilinguals compared with monolinguals. The current study sought to test this hypothesis in a …

The role of bilingualism in executive functions in healthy older adults: A systematic review

MG Degirmenci, JA Grossmann… - International …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims and Objectives: Bilinguals have been claimed to develop superior executive
functioning compared to monolinguals due to their continuous experience of controlling two …

Intensity of multilingual language use predicts cognitive performance in some multilingual older adults

A Pot, M Keijzer, K De Bot - Brain sciences, 2018 - mdpi.com
Cognitive advantages for bilinguals have inconsistently been observed in different
populations, with different operationalisations of bilingualism, cognitive performance, and …

Enhancement of posterior brain functional networks in bilingual older adults

J de Frutos-Lucas, D López-Sanz, P Cuesta… - Bilingualism …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Bilingualism has been said to improve cognition and even delay the onset of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). This research aimed to investigate whether bilingualism leaves a …

History-inspired reflections on the bilingual advantages hypothesis

D Titone, J Gullifer, S Subramaniapillai… - Growing old with two …, 2017 - torrossa.com
In recent years, there has been much debate regarding the hypothesis that bilingual
language experience leads to “advantages” in neurocognition, particularly, in executive …

Neuroplasticity across the lifespan and aging effects in bilinguals and monolinguals

N Del Maschio, S Sulpizio, F Gallo, D Fedeli… - Brain and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Evidence that bilingualism protects against age-related neurocognitive decline is mixed.
One relatively consistent finding is that bilingual seniors have greater grey matter volume …