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Does bilingualism protect against cognitive aging?

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: Recent studies of bilingualism as a protective factor in cognitive aging have reported conflicting findings, and researchers have begun to explore the methodological complications that may explain differences across studies. This article details the current research landscape and addresses several issues relevant to the study of bilingualism and late-life cognitive function: study design, establishing causal relationships, confounding factors, operationalizing bilingualism, predicting cognitive level versus cognitive change, and incorporating brain structural variables to interrogate cognitive reserve.

Source: Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism

DOI: 10.1075/lab.15043.wat

Authors: Caitlin Wei-Ming Watson, Jennifer J. Manly, Laura B. Zahodne

Institution: Columbia University

Language: English

Topic: Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism

Subfield: Cognitive Neuroscience

Field: Neuroscience

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Institute on Aging