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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.
+ T8 K/ j" v7 D$ |; L 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.
/ D2 |0 y+ e" p9 Y& t) V5 PAdditional 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.$ K9 v# n0 y5 M! f5 {
Knowing three or more languages provided no extra benefit, the authors said.. y$ h/ G! v$ G( A. k9 E
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发表于 2013-11-18 19:30:57
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