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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.: C R# D* R. h5 G! `
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.
0 _ m" ^( W( w/ h8 q6 a) S+ ~" ?! 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.
2 \1 v" ~8 U4 y* Y Z% CKnowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.5 F) V& q6 F& Y9 o8 t8 t
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! K( e) }" C+ s0 bFrom: 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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