Does bilingualism shape inhibitory control in the elderly?

Journal of Memory and Language

Volumn 90, Issue , 2016, Pages 147-160

  Antón, Eneko ^a   Fernández García, Yuriem ^a   Carreiras, Manuel ^a,b,c   Duñabeitia, Jon Andoni ^a  

^a BASQUE CENTER ON COGNITION   (Spain)

^b BASQUE FOUNDATION FOR SCIENCE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bilingual advantage; Bilingualism; Executive functioning; Lifelong bilingualism

Indexed keywords

AGED; BILINGUALISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MODULATION; MONITORING; NORMAL HUMAN; STROOP TEST;

EID: 84967007017     PISSN: 0749596X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jml.2016.04.007     Document Type: Article

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