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

Amarilis Acevedo; David A. Loewenstein

doi:10.1017/S1355617707070415

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

Amarilis Acevedo, David A. Loewenstein

Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	212-214
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355617707070415
State	Published - Mar 2007

Keywords

Bilingualism
Elderly
Hispanic
Naming
Neuropsychology
Spanish

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Clinical Neurology
Neurology
Psychiatry and Mental health
Neuroscience(all)
Psychology(all)

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