Bilingualism and Language Education to Improve the Cognitive Health of Older Persons

Bilingualism and Language Education to Improve the Cognitive Health of Older Persons

This article explores whether lifelong bilingualism can be associated with delayed age-related cognitive decline, with cognitive (or brain) reserve as the mechanism that compensates by positively increasing the functional capacity of the brain for older persons. A structural review of recent psycho...

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Main Author:	Cécil J. W. Meulenberg
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2021-10-01
Series:	AS: Andragoška Spoznanja
Subjects:	executive function bilingualism language education stroke older persons
Online Access:	https://journals.uni-lj.si/AndragoskaSpoznanja/article/view/9577

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