RT Journal Article
T1 Foreign language training to stimulate cognitive functions
A1 Herrera Naranjo, Sol
A1 Suárez de la Torre, Mercedes
A1 Restrepo de Mejía, Francia
A1 Facal Mayo, David
K1 Cognitive training
K1 Foreign language training
K1 Tip-of-the-tongue
K1 Lexical access
K1 Working memory
K1 Processing speed
AB Adult development throughout a lifetime implies a series of changes in systems, includingcognitive and linguistic functioning. The aim of this article is to study the effect of foreign languagetraining on linguistic processing, particularly the frequency of the tip-of-the-tongue (TOT)phenomenon and on other cognitive processes such as processing speed and working memoryin adults aged 40 to 60 years. Sixty-six healthy Colombian teachers were enrolled in this study.They were then randomly divided into an experimental group (33 healthy adults who underwent afour-week training period) and a passive control group (33 healthy adults who did not undergo anytraining). All participants performed induction tasks for the TOT phenomenon, working memoryand processing speed before and after the four weeks. Results showed more of an effect in thesemantic access, phonological access and processing speed measures with a better performance inthe experimental group than in the control group. In Colombia, this type of training is still new andlittle is known to date about programs to prevent cognitive impairments. The need to conduct morestudies confirming or refuting these findings is discussed, thus raising awareness about the extent ofthis type of training to increase the linguistic and cognitive performance of adults
PB MDPI
SN 2076-3425
YR 2021
FD 2021
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10347/27507
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10347/27507
LA eng
NO Herrera Naranjo, S.; Suárez de la Torre, M.; Restrepo de Mejía, F.; Facal, D. Foreign Language Training to Stimulate Cognitive Functions. Brain Sci. 2021, 11, 1315
NO This study presents the results of the training that is part of the doctoral thesis entitled: “Efecto de un entrenamiento lingüístico-cognitivo con lengua extranjera en la frecuencia del fenómeno de la punta de la lengua, las puntuaciones de la memoria de trabajo y en el tiempo requerido para una tarea de velocidad de procesamiento en personas adultas de 40 a 60 años” (Effect of a foreign language cognitive-linguistic training on the frequency of the tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon, working memory scores and the time required for a processing speed task in adults aged 40 to 60 years) under the direction of Mercedes Suárez de la Torre, and the co-direction of Francia Restrepo de Mejía, research professors at the Universidad Autónoma de Manizales, andendorsed by the Bioethics Committee of the same university. In addition, David Facal-Mayo, from the Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, A Coruña, Spain, was a permanent advisor
DS Minerva
RD 22 abr 2026