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Can bilingualism protect the brain even with early stages of dementia?

Neuroscience NewsFebruary 13, 2020

While being bilingual delays the onset of dementia, the decline into full-blown Alzheimer's disease is more rapid in those who speak two or more languages than in monolingual people.... Read More...

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Being bilingual may protect from cognitive decline in multiple sclerosis

Neuroscience NewsJanuary 16, 2020

Bilingual multiple sclerosis patients score better than those who are monolingual in cognitive tests.... Read More...

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What multilingual nuns can tell us about dementia

Neuroscience NewsSeptember 13, 2019

While being multilingual did not delay the onset of dementia for those at risk, nuns who spoke four or more languages were significantly less likely to develop dementia than those who spoke just one language.... Read More...

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Diverse linguistic environment boosts brain sensitivity to new learning

Neuroscience NewsAugust 30, 2019

Living in a linguistically diverse environment helps promote more effective learning of new languages for monolingual people.... Read More...

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Babies can learn link between language and ethnicity

Neuroscience NewsJune 29, 2019

By eleven months, infants hold language dependent expectations of a speaker's ethnicity. The study suggests babies make connections between languages based on the individuals they encounter in their environments. ... Read More...

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Research rules out mental flexibility, attention as advantages for some bilingual children

Neuroscience NewsMay 21, 2019

While learning a second language has positive benefits for children, there is little evidence that bilingual children have more advanced executive function or improved attention over those who are monolingual.... Read More...

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