Is there a benefit of bilingualism for executive functioning?

Bilingualism

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 29-31

  Klein, Raymond M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 84914664609     PISSN: 13667289     EISSN: 14691841     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1366728914000613     Document Type: Note

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