Executive functions (EF) may be explained as the ability to plan, organize and perform
intentional behavior. They refer to high level cognitive processes associated to working …

Age-related changes in cognitive and language functions have been extensively researched
over the past half-century. The study of age-related changes has spanned numerous …

Age-related changes in cognitive and language functions have been extensively researched
over the past half-century. The older adult represents a unique population for studying …

As we age, sensory and cognitive changes occur that create challenges for language
processing. At the same time, we gain increased experience and expertise with language …

Aging is often associated with cognitive and neural decline, and such changes can have
significant social, financial, and societal costs. Moreover, older adults represent the largest …

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 …

Healthy aging is associated with many cognitive, linguistic, and behavioral changes. For
example, adults' reaction times slow on many tasks as they grow older, while their …

Executive functions include processes such as goal selection, planning, monitoring,
sequencing, and other supervisory processes which permit the individual to impose …

Adult aging is often associated with declining efficiency of executive functions (EFs), and
these changes have, in turn, been attributed to aging-related changes in the frontal lobes …

This chapter describes executive function (EF) and the dysexecutive syndrome (DES) during
normal and abnormal aging. The relationship between EFs and the frontal lobes in the …