Bilingualism as a lifeline to prevent Alzheimer's Disease? The interaction effects of bilingual language experience and Alzheimer's Disease predisposition on cognitive performance and brain activity in middle-aged adults.
Description: Bilingualism as a safeguard against Alzheimer’s Disease?
As societies are aging, age-associated illnesses such as Alzheimer's Disease (AD) are increasingly more common. Research has shown that bilingualism may compensate for cognitive decline in seniors and even attenuate an AD diagnosis. In this project, we relate bilingualism (e.g., age of acquisition and current language use) to cognitive functioning and brain activity in adults aged 45 to 65. We specifically compare a group that is genetically at risk of developing AD and a group that is not. With our project, we highlight the importance of linguistic insights for medical prevention purposes.
Funding type: grant
Funder scheme: Promoties in de geesteswetenschappen PGW 2022 SGW
Start date: 2022-09-01
Investigator: Merel Keijzer
Institution: Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Funded outputs count: 0
Funder award ID: PGW.22.040
OpenAlex ID: G1482493088