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Language Training Leads to Global Cognitive Improvement in Older Adults: A Preliminary Study
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Wong, Patrick C. M.; Ou, Jinghua; Pang, Celestina W. Y.; Zhang, Ling; Tse, Chi Shing; Lam, Linda C. W.; Antoniou, Mark – Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 2019
Purpose: We report a preliminary study that prospectively tests the potential cognitive enhancing effect of foreign language (FL) learning in older adults with no clear signs of cognitive decline beyond what is age typical. Because language learning engages a large brain network that overlaps with the network of cognitive aging, we hypothesized…
Descriptors: Second Language Learning, Older Adults, Cognitive Development, Brain Hemisphere Functions