Does bilingualism protect against cognitive aging
Methodological issues in research on bilingualism, cognitive reserve, and dementia incidence
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21201535 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Caitlin Wei‐Ming Watson (0000-0001-7734-1469, Columbia University), Caitlin Wei-Ming Watson (Columbia University, New York), Jennifer J Manly (0000-0002-9481-7497, Columbia University), Laura B Zahodne (0000-0002-5763-4501, Columbia University) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 590-604 |
| Publication date | 2016-10-20 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Linguistic Approaches to Bilingualism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1879-9264 • E-ISSN: 1879-9272 |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Company (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1075/lab.15043.wat |
| PMID | 30505373 |
| OpenAlex | W2526076817 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 41 |
Recent studies of bilingualism as a protective factor in cognitive aging have reported conflicting findings, and researchers have begun to explore the methodological complications that may explain differences across studies. This article details the current research landscape and addresses several issues relevant to the study of bilingualism and late-life cognitive function: study design, establishing causal relationships, confounding factors, operationalizing bilingualism, predicting cognitive level versus cognitive change, and incorporating brain structural variables to interrogate cognitive reserve
Cognition · Cognitive aging · Cognitive psychology · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Categorization, perception, and language · Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research · Neurobiology of Language and Bilingualism · Neuroscience · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.5 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |