Research has shown that Mexican Americans have worse outcomes after a stroke than non-Hispanic white Americans. Now, a new study looks at whether the language Mexican American people speak is linked to how well they recover after a stroke. The study is published in the April 12, 2023, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal… Continue reading Does Language Affect Stroke Recovery?
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Speaking More Than One Language Linked to Better Cognitive Functions after Stroke
Bilingual patients were twice as likely as those who spoke one language to have normal cognitive functions after a stroke, according to a study reported in the American Heart Association journalStroke in November 2015. Previous research found bilingualism may delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease. A release from the association quotes Subhash Kaul, D.M., senior… Continue reading Speaking More Than One Language Linked to Better Cognitive Functions after Stroke
Learning a 2nd Language Aids Your Aging Brain
If you grew up bilingual or learned a second language in high school, you’ve done your aging brain a favor. However, even if you start mastering a second language as an older adult, you can benefit from the positive effect your new non-native tongue will have on cognition as you age. That’s the finding of research done at the Centre for Cognitive Aging and Cognitive Epidemiology at the University of Edinburgh and published in June 2014 in Annals of Neurology.