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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./ y! Q5 R l+ N6 x" X: g8 D
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.
" E# I$ f4 |, g+ ~+ EAdditional 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.1 e9 T) M0 j6 F7 m( k& v
Knowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.1 y7 C& w9 \- Y6 d1 y! K5 W; G. }
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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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