• Beyond Alzheimer’s Disease: Can bilingualism be a more generalized protective factor in neurodegeneration? 

      Voits, Toms; Pliatsikas, Christos; Robson, Holly; Rothman, Jason (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-31)
      Bilingualism has been argued to have an impact on cognition and brain structure. Effects have been reported across the lifespan: from healthy children to ageing adults, including clinical (ageing) populations. It has been argued that active bilingualism may significantly contribute to the delaying of the expression of Alzheimer’s disease symptoms. If bilingualism plays an ameliorative role against ...
    • The effects of bilingualism on hippocampal volume in ageing bilinguals 

      Voits, Toms; Robson, Holly; Rothman, Jason; Pliatsikas, Christos (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-05)
    • The effects of bilingualism on the structure of the hippocampus and its relationship to memory performance in ageing bilinguals 

      Voits, Toms; Robson, Holly; Rothman, Jason; Pliatsikas, Christos (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-01-05)
      Long-term management of more than one language has been argued to contribute to changes in brain and cognition. This has been particularly well documented in older age, where bilingualism has been linked to protective effects against neurocognitive decline. Since memory difficulties are key aspects of this decline, herein we examine potential effects of bilingualism on the hippocampus, a brain ...
    • Hippocampal adaptations in Mild Cognitive Impairment patients are modulated by bilingual language experiences 

      Voits, Toms; Rothman, Jason; Calabria, Marco; Robson, Holly; Aguirre, Naiara; Cattaneo, Gabriele; Costumero, Víctor; Hernández, Mireia; Juncadella Puig, Montserrat; Marín-Marín, Lidón; Suades, Anna; Costa, Albert; Pliatsikas, Christos (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-24)
      Bilingualism has been shown to contribute to increased resilience against cognitive aging. One of the key brain structures linked to memory and dementia symptom onset, the hippocampus, has been observed to adapt in response to bilingual experience – at least in healthy individuals. However, in the context of neurodegenerative pathology, it is yet unclear what role previous bilingual experience ...