Evidence that bilingualism protects against age-related neurocognitive decline is mixed.
One relatively consistent finding is that bilingual seniors have greater grey matter volume …

There is an emerging literature suggesting that speaking two or more languages may
significantly delay the onset of dementia. Although the mechanisms are unknown, it has …

Cognitive reserve (CR) prevents cognitive decline and delays neurodegeneration. Recent
epidemiological evidence suggests that lifelong bilingualism may act as CR delaying the …

Normal aging is an inevitable race between increasing knowledge and decreasing cognitive
capacity. Crucial to understanding and promoting successful aging is determining which of …

The relation between bilingualism and cognition is informative about the connection
between language and mind. From the perspective of language, the question is how …

Recent evidence suggests that lifelong bilingualism may contribute to cognitive reserve (CR)
in normal aging. However, there is currently no neuroimaging evidence to suggest that …

Advances in neuroimaging techniques and analytic methods have led to a proliferation of
studies investigating the impact of bilingualism on the cognitive and brain systems in …

Research examining the cognitive consequences of bilingualism has expanded rapidly in
recent years and has revealed effects on aspects of cognition across the lifespan. However …

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 …

Learning and using additional languages can result in structural changes in the brain.
However, the time course of these changes, as well as the factors the predict them, are still …