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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.
6 l& D$ U6 X0 }. `2 | 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./ v9 ^% ]& Q: P6 H! C7 O
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.! G4 O6 J8 n- H5 g! D( I- t
Knowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.+ T) w, ]& ], L _ T( l
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0 U6 n' r+ M* A0 m. V" h' n4 ]+ a; ]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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