LINGUIST List 15.1959

Tue Jun 29 2004

FYI: Bilingualism Beneficial to Brains of Elderly

Editor for this issue: Anne Clarke <annelinguistlist.org>

Directory

1. Ananda Lima, Bilingualism Beneficial to the Brains of Elderly

New Scientist Magazine (in Australia, vol 182 issue 2452 - 19 June
2004, page 17) has a short news article on a study which revealed
benefits of bilingualism for the brains of elderly people.

This can be found at (I believe subscription to the magazine is
required):

http://archive.newscientist.com/secure/article/article.jsp

The article reports on a study published by Ellen Biaslystok and
colleagues in "Pshychology and Aging", volume 19, p 290.

Ananda Lima