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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.2 Y' D2 r% I! d' 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.
6 \/ W9 J' v0 n+ {. H4 B2 G1 oAdditional 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.
0 S$ v. @7 Y ~3 oKnowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.$ T6 f0 s6 \( Q) o" u) c( J
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发表于 2013-11-18 19:30:57
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