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Being Bilingual Wards Off Symptoms of Dementia

[Source: Science Daily]

New research explains how speaking more than one language may translate to better mental health. A paper published by Cell Press in the March 29th issue of the journal Trends in Cognitive Sciences examines how being bilingual can offer protection from the symptoms of dementia, and also suggests that the increasing diversity in our world populations may have an unexpected positive impact on the resiliency of the adult brain.
“Previous studies have established that bilingualism has a beneficial effect on cognitive development in children,” explains lead study author, Dr. Ellen Bialystok from York University. “In our paper, we reviewed recent studies using both behavioral and neuroimaging methods to examine the effects of bilingualism on cognition in adults.”
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