Lifelong exposure to multilingualism: new evidence to support cognitive reserve hypothesis.

OBJECTIVE: Investigate the protective effect of multilingualism on cognition in seniors. METHODS: As part of the MemoVie study conducted on 232 non-demented volunteers aged 65 and more, neurogeriatric and neuropsychological evaluations were performed. Participants were classified as presenting eithe...

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Main Authors: Magali Perquin, Michel Vaillant, Anne-Marie Schuller, Jessica Pastore, Jean-François Dartigues, Marie-Lise Lair, Nico Diederich, MemoVie Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3640029?pdf=render