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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.% C/ B8 G# f+ l1 s$ O+ x/ X) u
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.9 J0 n$ o* I+ E, L/ [2 {" W
Additional 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.
5 d+ `, N7 Q9 ?5 i5 J" dKnowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.+ a- r( p6 N! |& y8 m
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发表于 2013-11-18 19:30:57
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