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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.8 k( ~* o4 h2 g, i6 \- L7 Q' H2 e* 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.
, @/ L. h3 f" ] O! u M' I0 ZAdditional 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.) |: H+ d* C: L0 L0 \7 `9 q/ K
Knowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.- M7 t( S) a& x3 x2 ?" Q- I8 z
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发表于 2013-11-18 19:30:57
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