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 …

Lifelong bilingualism and mechanisms of neuroprotection in Alzheimer dementia

A Sala, M Malpetti, M Farsad, F Lubian… - Human brain …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Lifelong bilingualism is associated with delayed dementia onset, suggesting a protective
effect on the brain. Here, we aim to study the effects of lifelong bilingualism as a …

The effect of lifelong bilingualism on regional grey and white matter volume

RK Olsen, MM Pangelinan, C Bogulski… - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
Lifelong bilingualism is associated with the delayed diagnosis of dementia, suggesting
bilingual experience is relevant to brain health in aging. While the effects of bilingualism on …

How bilingualism protects the brain from aging: Insights from bimodal bilinguals

L Li, J Abutalebi, K Emmorey, G Gong… - Human Brain …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Bilingual experience can delay cognitive decline during aging. A general hypothesis is that
the executive control system of bilinguals faces an increased load due to controlling two …

The influence of bilingualism on gray matter volume in the course of aging: a longitudinal study

K Peitz, J Stumme, C Jockwitz, N Bittner… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Bilingualism is associated with higher gray matter volume (GMV) as a form of
brain reserve in brain regions such as the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and the inferior parietal …

The impact of bilingualism on brain reserve and metabolic connectivity in Alzheimer's dementia

D Perani, M Farsad, T Ballarini… - Proceedings of the …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
Cognitive reserve (CR) prevents cognitive decline and delays neurodegeneration. Recent
epidemiological evidence suggests that lifelong bilingualism may act as CR delaying the …

A cross-sectional and longitudinal study on the protective effect of bilingualism against dementia using brain atrophy and cognitive measures

V Costumero, L Marin-Marin, M Calabria… - Alzheimer's research & …, 2020 - Springer
Background Evidence from previous studies suggests that bilingualism contributes to
cognitive reserve because bilinguals manifest the first symptoms of Alzheimer's disease …

[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 …

Bilingualism provides a neural reserve for aging populations

J Abutalebi, L Guidi, V Borsa, M Canini, PA Della Rosa… - Neuropsychologia, 2015 - Elsevier
It has been postulated that bilingualism may act as a cognitive reserve and recent
behavioral evidence shows that bilinguals are diagnosed with dementia about 4–5 years …

Bilingual experience and intrinsic functional connectivity in adults, aging, and Alzheimer's disease

Z Jafari, D Perani, BE Kolb… - Annals of the new York …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The past decade marked the beginning of the use of resting‐state functional connectivity
(RSFC) imaging in bilingualism studies. This paper intends to review the latest evidence of …