Effects of foreign language learning on executive functions in healthy older adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial

Abstract Background With age, most cognitive functions decline. As the number of people aged 60 years and older is expected to rise rapidly within the next decades, identifying interventions that promote healthy cognitive ageing is of utmost importance. Promising research on bilingualism has led to...

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Main Authors: Judith Alina Grossmann, Verena Magdalena Koelsch, Merve Gul Degirmenci, Steffen Aschenbrenner, Birgit Teichmann, Patric Meyer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02051-x