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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.' [" P5 [+ }2 u+ Z
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.! |( ^5 O p. k1 b2 a4 v
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.; @6 v. m6 p# O+ o, x4 M$ K6 S
Knowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.& S3 d" F5 C/ w1 G5 f
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# G$ k) |$ v& I+ x* B, zFrom: 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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