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Speaking two languages may keep the mind sharp longer than knowing only a single language, even in those who can’t read.
( {4 ^: t) T: e. p: Q" @) r Scientists reviewed the records of 391 bilingual and 257 monolingual patients diagnosed with dementia between 2006 and 2012 at a clinic in Hyderabad, India. Patients who spoke two languages developed the first signs of dementia an average of 4.5 years later than those who spoke only one language.
. Y, R8 a) E8 C# X, xAdditional results suggest that education alone cannot account for the difference. Bilingual speakers who could not read developed dementia an average of six years later than single-language speakers, the researchers reported last week in the journal Neurology.
% L; z! p3 A$ FKnowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.
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/ `7 O; K* A( ?- tFrom: http://www.washingtonpost.com/na ... 37c6f484_story.html |
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发表于 2013-11-18 19:30:57
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