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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.
/ V* m" Z& n" e9 l- u( l) L 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.: g5 `% s% W0 ?! r& I5 r4 b
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.
( R, k& |2 W' Z! f( qKnowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.) K2 ^5 S) S( m) S& k/ Q/ G
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发表于 2013-11-18 19:30:57
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