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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.
& {$ A- q( E, @4 ]* f* Y- j 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.
! j+ H- m( M$ p# gAdditional 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.8 I# [ e2 n7 y5 U: W" H6 l
Knowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.0 g) H' C8 d! f4 h4 C G7 ]& t
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6 {* X) z3 x% Z8 CFrom: 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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