Human communication relies on a wide range of skills. Among these, the ability to convey
complex meanings through discourse is of crucial importance. For this reason, over the past …

The use of discourse analysis has become increasingly popular in the study of neurogenic-
communication disorders across the adult life span. However, in order for these measures to …

A growing interest in cognition in aging has been observed because of both the
epidemiologic factor of an increase in the lifespan of the world's population and the cognitive …

The Discourse Processing in Healthy Aging database provides demographic data, cognitive
data (standardized tests of memory and attention), digital media (audio and/or video), and …

This chapter highlights how different discourse tasks impact specific language abilities that
change as a function of age. It considers the different genres and types of discourse used …

This chapter introduces the reader to the effects of aging on language production skills. The
Introduction outlines the micro-and macrolinguistic dimensions of language processing. The …

Discourse is defined as any language “beyond the boundaries of isolated
sentences”(Ultowska & Olness, 2004, p. 300), and it allows people to do things together; …

The investigation of cognitive abilities of the successfully aging brain has focused mainly on
attention and memory (Cabeza et al., 2004; Grady, Springer, Hongwanishkul, McIntosh, & …

The growth in the elderly population has posed a social, economic and health challenge for
the twenty-first century. Objective: Aging is often characterized by changes in cognitive …

Language changes that occur in association with the normal aging process are considered
worthy objects of study for two major reasons. First, they are intrinsically interesting for what …