Does multilingualism really protect against accelerated ageing? Critical comments on Amoruso et al. (2025)
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19678918 |
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| Authors | Jan Vanhove (0000-0002-4607-4836, University of Fribourg, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Pages | 1-10 |
| Publication date | 2026-02-23 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0143-4632 • E-ISSN: 1747-7557 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01434632.2026.2626158 |
| OpenAlex | W7133634855 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
In a much-publicised large-scale study, [Amoruso, Lucia, Hernan Hernandez, Hernando Santamaria-Garcia, Sebastian Moguilner, Agustina Legaz, Pavel Prado, Jhosmary Cuadros, et al. 2025. “Multilingualism Protects against Accelerated Aging in Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Analyses of 27 European Countries.” Nature Aging 5:2340–2354. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43587-025-01000-2.] purport to have found evidence that multilingualism protects against accelerated ageing. However, several crucial claims made in their article do not stand up to scrutiny whereas others are easily misunderstood. Amoruso et al.'s study should not inform either research or policy.
Language planning · Language policy · Multilingualism · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Sociolinguistics · Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare · Multilingual Education and Policy · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism
| Highly cited | No |
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