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Performance on the Boston Naming Test in English-Spanish bilingual older adults: Some considerations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2007

AMARILIS ACEVEDO  and
DAVID A. LOEWENSTEIN
AMARILIS ACEVEDO
Affiliation:
Center on Aging and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Johnnie Byrd Alzheimer's Disease Clinical and Research Center, Tampa, Florida
DAVID A. LOEWENSTEIN
Affiliation:
Center on Aging and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders, Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach, Florida
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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. (JINS, 2007, 13, 212–214.)

Keywords

BilingualismSpanishElderlyNamingHispanicNeuropsychology
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COMMENTARIES
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Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society , Volume 13 , Issue 2 , March 2007 , pp. 212 - 214
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© 2007 The International Neuropsychological Society

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