Indigenous language knowledge

1. Indigenous language knowledge decreases medial temporal lobe atrophy in humans.

   “Knowledge of an Indigenous language (Quechua or Aymara) was identified as a neuroprotective factor for GCA, MTA, and ERICA ( p ‐values: 0.024, 0.005, and 0.014, respectively).”

   Humansin low-education cohortn = 205

   Association between brain structure imaging and health factors in a low education cohort

   AAIC 2025 abstract·23 Dec 2025

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1. Indigenous language knowledge decreases global cortical atrophy in humans.

   “Knowledge of an Indigenous language (Quechua or Aymara) was identified as a neuroprotective factor for GCA, MTA, and ERICA ( p ‐values: 0.024, 0.005, and 0.014, respectively).”

   Humansin low-education cohortn = 205

   Association between brain structure imaging and health factors in a low education cohort

   AAIC 2025 abstract·23 Dec 2025

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