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Cognitive Translation and Interpreting Studies in the Early Twenty First Century
Edited by Adolfo M. García, Edinson Muñoz and Néstor Singer
[Translation, Cognition & Behavior 6:2] 2023
► pp. 118–140

Simultaneous interpreting, brain aging, and cognition

A review and future directions

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Aging is associated with a high prevalence of neural and cognitive changes, which may impair life quality while placing a significant burden on the healthcare system and the economy. Nevertheless, diverse daily activities as well as deliberate practice in several domains have been proposed to benefit brain plasticity and cognition as well as to have the potential to counteract age-related decline through neuroprotective and/or compensatory mechanisms. In this review article, we will provide a summary of the gray matter alterations that have commonly been documented in simultaneous interpreters over the past twenty years. Furthermore, we will review the main literature that examined associations between simultaneous interpreting training and cognitive functions for assessing possible practice-related cognitive benefits in older age. We will also outline future directions for research in this area and highlight interventions aimed at mitigating the effects of aging on neurocognition.

Keywords: structural plasticity, gray matter, brain aging, cognitive and neural reserve, cognitive functions
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Simultaneous interpreting and gray matter plasticity
  • 3.Simultaneous interpreting and cognitive functions
    • 3.1Short-term and working memory
    • 3.2Attention and inhibition
    • 3.3Language and set-switching
  • 4.Discussion
    • 4.1Future directions for studies on SIs in the field of aging
    • 4.2Why should interpreting practice benefit cognition and counteract brain aging?
  • 5.Conclusion
  • Note
  • References
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Published online: 7 March 2024
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https://doi.org/10.1075/tcb.00082.elm
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