Comparison of verbal fluency in monolingual and bilingual elderly in Iran.
Verbal fluency is one of the first and most important cognitive functions that deteriorate during the aging process. Verbal fluency is defined as the skill and speed of finding words and finding semantic and phonetic connections between words. One of the most important factors in verbal fluency is b...
| Publicado en: | Applied Neuropsychology: Adult Vol. 28; no. 1; pp. 80 - 88 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan-Feb2021
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