Reshaping the mind: The benefits of bilingualism

Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 229-235

  Bialystok, Ellen ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

aging; bilingualism; cognitive development; executive control

Indexed keywords

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMANS; MULTILINGUALISM;

EID: 84859403649     PISSN: 11961961     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0025406     Document Type: Article

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