Bilingualism as a contributor to cognitive reserve?Evidence from cerebral glucose metabolism in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease

Bilingualism as a contributor to cognitive reserve?Evidence from cerebral glucose metabolism in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s disease

Objective: Bilingualism is discussed as one factor contributing to ‘cognitive reserve’ (CR) as it enhances executive control functions. To elucidate the underlying cerebral correlates regional glucose uptake was compared between bilinguals and monolinguals with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and be...

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Main Authors: Magdalena Eva Kowoll, Christina eDegen, Lina eGorenc, Anika eKüntzelmann, Iven eFellhauer, Frederik eGiesel, Uwe eHaberkorn, Johannes eSchröder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
Cognitive Reserve
Mild Cognitive Impairment
bilingualism
Alzheimer’s disease
FDG-PET
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00062/full

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