Foreign language learning as potential treatment for
mild cognitive impairment
PCM Wong1,2,3; J Ou1,2; CWY
Pang1,2; L Zhang4; CS Tse5; LCW Lam6;
M Antoniou7
1 Department of Linguistics and Modern
Languages, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
2 Brain and Mind Institute, The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, China
3 Department of Otorhinolaryngology,
Head and Neck Surgery, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
4 Department of Chinese Language
Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, China
5 Department of Educational Psychology,
The Chinese University of Hong Kong, China
6 Department of Psychiatry, The Chinese
University of Hong Kong, China
7 The MARCS Institute for Brain,
Behaviour and Development, Western Sydney University, Australia
1. Improvement in cognitive abilities can be
achieved in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
2. Cognitively stimulating activities, including foreign language learning, is a potentially effective intervention.
2. Cognitively stimulating activities, including foreign language learning, is a potentially effective intervention.