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Review article

https://doi.org/10.5599/admet.3.3.206

The Impact of L2 Learning on Cognitive Aging

KaiWen Cheng ; Key Laboratory for Neuro I nformation of Ministry of Education, S chool of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Cheng d u 610054, China
YanHui Deng ; School of foreign Languages , Chengdu Technological University , Chengdu 611730, China
Ming Li ; School of Foreign Languages, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, China
Hong Mei Yan ; Key Laboratory for Neuro I nformation of Ministry of Education, S chool of Life Science and Technology, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China , Cheng d u 610054, China


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Abstract

It has become a multidisciplinary research area to overcome cognitive decline caused by aging. Many factors can affect cognitive aging and the influence of second language learning (L2 learning) cannot be ignored. The recent decade has witnessed much pathological, behavior and neuroimaging research that L2 experience may help maintain the cognitive function in the elderly, resist cognitive decline, and even delay the onset of Alzheimer's disease (AD). This work is to review available literature concerned and elucidate the neural mechanisms under which L2 learning (training) may modify or sculpt the brain from perspectives of cognitive reserve, plasticity and overlapping networks. Future directions concerning length of learning, frequency of use, comparison with other cognitively stimulating activities are put forward so as to clarify the relationship between language experience and cognitive aging.

Keywords

Cognitive decline; L2 learning; cognitive reserve(CR); neuroplasticity; overlapping network

Hrčak ID:

144318

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/144318

Publication date:

5.9.2015.

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