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Caroline J Gillenson1, Daniel M Bagner, Ashley Darcy Mahoney

  • 1Department of Psychology and Center for Children and Families (Ms Gillenson and Dr Bagner) and Department of Modern Languages and Center for Children and Families (Dr Baralt), Florida International University, Miami; and School of Nursing, George Washington University, Washington, District of Columbia (Dr Darcy Mahoney).

概括

双语可能会增强早产儿的执行功能 (EF). 双语早产儿与单语早产儿相比,表现出更好的准确性和任务切换能力,这表明双语优势.

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