Bilingualism was once thought to result in cognitive disadvantages, but research in recent
decades has demonstrated that experience with two (or more) languages confers a bilingual …

Women represent ⅔ of the cases of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Current research has focused
on differential risks to explain higher rates of AD in women. However, factors that reduce risk …

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 …

The language history questionnaire (LHQ) is an important tool for assessing the linguistic
background and language proficiency of multilinguals or second language learners …

This volume is the first handbook dedicated to language attrition, the study of how a
speaker's language may be affected by crosslinguistic interference and non-use. The effects …

This Review develops a theoretical framework for the development and onset of vulnerability
in later life based on the concept of reserves. We stress the advantages of using the concept …

One of the great challenges facing humankind in the 21st century is preserving healthy brain
function in our aging population. Individuals over 60 are the fastest growing age group in the …

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

Two independent lines of research provide evidence that speaking more than one language
may 1) contribute to increased grey matter in healthy younger and older adults and 2) delay …

A systematic review was conducted to investigate whether bilingualism has a protective
effect against cognitive decline in aging and can protect against dementia. We searched the …