Effects of foreign language learning on executive functions in healthy older adults: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
With age, most cognitive functions decline. As the number of people aged 60 years and older is expected to rise rapidly within the next decades, identifying interventions that promote healthy cognitive ageing is of utmost importance. Promising research on bilingualism has led to the notion that lear...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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15 February 2021
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BMC geriatrics
Year: 2021, Volume: 21, Pages: 1-14 |
| ISSN: | 1471-2318 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12877-021-02051-x |
| Online Access: | Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-021-02051-x
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| Author Notes: | Judith Alina Grossmann, Verena Magdalena Koelsch, Merve Gul Degirmenci, Steffen Aschenbrenner, Birgit Teichmann and Patric Meyer |
| Summary: | With age, most cognitive functions decline. As the number of people aged 60 years and older is expected to rise rapidly within the next decades, identifying interventions that promote healthy cognitive ageing is of utmost importance. Promising research on bilingualism has led to the notion that learning a foreign language could protect against cognitive decline. Foreign language learning likely promotes executive functions, which are higher-order cognitive abilities particularly affected by age-related cognitive decline. However, evidence is still sparse and has produced contradictory results. This study aims to investigate the effects of short and intensive foreign language learning on executive functions in healthy older adults. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 30.03.2021 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1471-2318 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12877-021-02051-x |