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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.
1 Z8 l0 w- N: S# \: O 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.' w" E% c- c9 U6 ^8 ~
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 Y+ c$ H" o& N% v. x( c5 a, F6 x
Knowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said., G7 F* b+ ?$ a* {
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From: 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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