Performance on the Boston Naming Test in English-Spanish bilingual older adults: some considerations
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Performance on the Boston Naming Test in English-Spanish bilingual older adults: some considerations
Abstract
Gollan, Fennema-Notestine, Montoya, and Jernigan (this issue) present a timely and clinically relevant study that examines the impact of bilingualism on the performance on the Boston Naming Test in older adults. In light of the methodology employed, we weigh different potential interpretations of the findings and make recommendations for future studies.
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The bilingual effect on Boston Naming Test performance.J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2007 Mar;13(2):197-208. doi: 10.1017/S1355617707070038. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2007. PMID: 17286875
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