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SUBMITTER: Luk G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3259110 | biostudies-other | 2011 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Luk Gigi G Bialystok Ellen E Craik Fergus I M FI Grady Cheryl L CL
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 20111101 46
Previous research has shown that bilingual speakers have higher levels of cognitive control than comparable monolinguals, especially at older ages. The present study investigates a possible neural correlate of this behavioral effect. Given that white matter (WM) integrity decreases with age in adulthood, we tested the hypothesis that bilingualism is associated with maintenance of WM in older people. Using diffusion tensor imaging, we found higher WM integrity in older people who were lifelong bi ...[more]