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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.
, X1 F% A/ O g# e0 V$ }* U6 X/ V 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.7 q; e; Y2 J5 `- Q, J/ G
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.
! L/ L. L/ m0 z' i# ], @% g7 x# F! eKnowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.
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$ L2 w3 u" @( F1 GFrom: 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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