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| Title |
Bilingualism: consequences for mind and brain
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| Published in |
Trends in Cognitive Sciences, April 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.tics.2012.03.001 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ellen Bialystok, Fergus I.M. Craik, Gigi Luk |
| Abstract |
Building on earlier evidence showing a beneficial effect of bilingualism on children's cognitive development, we review recent studies using both behavioral and neuroimaging methods to examine the effects of bilingualism on cognition in adulthood and explore possible mechanisms for these effects. This research shows that bilingualism has a somewhat muted effect in adulthood but a larger role in older age, protecting against cognitive decline, a concept known as 'cognitive reserve'. We discuss recent evidence that bilingualism is associated with a delay in the onset of symptoms of dementia. Cognitive reserve is a crucial research area in the context of an aging population; the possibility that bilingualism contributes to cognitive reserve is therefore of growing importance as populations become increasingly diverse. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 349 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 85 | 24% |
| United States | 12 | 3% |
| Spain | 8 | 2% |
| Canada | 2 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 2 | <1% |
| Comoros | 2 | <1% |
| France | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Mongolia | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 18 | 5% |
| Unknown | 215 | 62% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 342 | 98% |
| Scientists | 5 | 1% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 1 | <1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 1,787 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 29 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 9 | <1% |
| Spain | 6 | <1% |
| Italy | 4 | <1% |
| Germany | 4 | <1% |
| Japan | 4 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 3 | <1% |
| Portugal | 3 | <1% |
| Canada | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 21 | 1% |
| Unknown | 1701 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 298 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 295 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 293 | 16% |
| Researcher | 161 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 106 | 6% |
| Other | 312 | 17% |
| Unknown | 322 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 591 | 33% |
| Linguistics | 287 | 16% |
| Social Sciences | 112 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 108 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 70 | 4% |
| Other | 240 | 13% |
| Unknown | 379 | 21% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 782. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 March 2024.
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