Understanding Bilingualism's Protective Effect in Alzheimer's Disease: Exploring Mechanisms of Resilience vs. Resistance

Abstract

Background: Bilingualism has been proposed as a cognitively enriching factor that delays dementia onset by an average of four years. Understanding how bilingualism may drive variation in cognitive decline—whether by conferring resilience or resistance to Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathology—is critical for its therapeutic potential.

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