Does bilingualism contribute to cognitive reserve? Cognitive and neural perspectives

Neuropsychology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 139-150

  Guzmán Vélez, Edmarie ^a   Tranel, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Bilingualism; Brain reserve; Cognitive reserve; Neural mechanisms

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANTICIPATION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BILINGUALISM; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE RESERVE; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; IMMIGRATION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LANGUAGE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROPATHOLOGY; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK POSITIVE NETWORK; BRAIN; COGNITION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; MIGRANT; MULTILINGUALISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGE OF ONSET; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; BRAIN; COGNITION; COGNITIVE RESERVE; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MULTILINGUALISM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84925857594     PISSN: 08944105     EISSN: 19311559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/neu0000105     Document Type: Article

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