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Hippocampal adaptations in Mild Cognitive Impairment patients are modulated by bilingual language experiences

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Hippocampal adaptations in Mild Cognitive Impairment patients are modulated by bilingual language experiences. / Voits, Toms; Rothman, Jason; Calabria, Marco et al.
In: Bilingualism, Vol. 7, No. 3, 24.05.2023, p. 263-273.

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Voits, T, Rothman, J, Calabria, M, Robson, H, Aguirre, N, Cattaneo, G, Costumero, V, Hernández, M, Juncadella Puig, M, Marín-Marín, L, Suades, A, Costa, A & Pliatsikas, C 2023, 'Hippocampal adaptations in Mild Cognitive Impairment patients are modulated by bilingual language experiences', Bilingualism, vol. 7, no. 3, pp. 263-273. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728923000354

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Voits, T., Rothman, J., Calabria, M., Robson, H., Aguirre, N., Cattaneo, G., Costumero, V., Hernández, M., Juncadella Puig, M., Marín-Marín, L., Suades, A., Costa, A., & Pliatsikas, C. (2023). Hippocampal adaptations in Mild Cognitive Impairment patients are modulated by bilingual language experiences. Bilingualism, 7(3), 263-273. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728923000354

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Voits T, Rothman J, Calabria M, Robson H, Aguirre N, Cattaneo G et al. Hippocampal adaptations in Mild Cognitive Impairment patients are modulated by bilingual language experiences. Bilingualism. 2023 May 24;7(3):263-273. doi: 10.1017/S1366728923000354

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Voits, Toms ; Rothman, Jason ; Calabria, Marco et al. / Hippocampal adaptations in Mild Cognitive Impairment patients are modulated by bilingual language experiences. In: Bilingualism. 2023 ; Vol. 7, No. 3. pp. 263-273.

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