Does Bilingualism Influence Cognitive Aging?

被引：194

作者：

Bak, Thomas H. ^{[1
,2
]}

Nissan, Jack J. ^{[1
,2
]}

Allerhand, Michael M. ^{[1
,2
]}

Deary, Ian J. ^{[1
,2
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Edinburgh, Dept Psychol, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, Midlothian, Scotland

[2] Univ Edinburgh, Ctr Cognit Aging & Cognit Epidemiol, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, Midlothian, Scotland

来源：

ANNALS OF NEUROLOGY | 2014年 / 75卷 / 06期

基金：

英国生物技术与生命科学研究理事会; 英国经济与社会研究理事会; 英国工程与自然科学研究理事会; 英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

LOTHIAN BIRTH COHORTS; ONSET; AGE; MULTILINGUALISM; DELAYS;

D O I：

10.1002/ana.24158

中图分类号：

R74 [神经病学与精神病学];

学科分类号：

100204 [神经病学];

摘要：

Recent evidence suggests a positive impact of bilingualism on cognition, including later onset of dementia. However, monolinguals and bilinguals might have different baseline cognitive ability. We present the first study examining the effect of bilingualism on later-life cognition controlling for childhood intelligence. We studied 853 participants, first tested in 1947 (age=11 years), and retested in 2008-2010. Bilinguals performed significantly better than predicted from their baseline cognitive abilities, with strongest effects on general intelligence and reading. Our results suggest a positive effect of bilingualism on later-life cognition, including in those who acquired their second language in adulthood.

引用

页码：959 / 963

页数：5

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