Bilingualism as a protection against the onset of symptoms of dementia

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 459-464

  Bialystok, Ellen ^a,b   Craik, Fergus I M ^b,c   Freedman, Morris ^b,d,e  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d Division of Neurology   (Canada)

^e Pediatric Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bilingualism; Cognitive reserve; Dementia

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; ONSET AGE;

AGE OF ONSET; AGED; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 33751539269     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2006.10.009     Document Type: Article

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