Abstract Changes in language functions during normal aging are greater for phonological
compared with semantic processes. To investigate the behavioral and neural basis for these …

As we age we have increasing difficulty with phonological aspects of language production.
Yet semantic processes are largely stable across the life span. This suggests a fundamental …

Introduction Older adults often show declines in phonological aspects of language
production, particularly for low‐frequency words, but maintain strong semantic systems …

It is widely believed that language function tends to show little age-related performance
decline. Indeed, some older individuals seem to use compensatory mechanisms to maintain …

Research on language and aging typically shows that language comprehension is
preserved across the life span. Recent neuroimaging results suggest that this good …

As we age, our ability to select and to produce words changes, yet we know little about the
underlying neural substrate of word-finding difficulties in old adults. This study was designed …

In this investigation, we analyzed the effect of age on fMRI activation during semantic and
phonological decision tasks using wholebrain echoplanar imaging Nine righthanded …

Healthy older adults frequently report word-finding difficulties, yet the underlying cause of
these problems is not well understood. This study examined whether age-related changes in …

Age has a differential effect on cognition, with word retrieval being one of the cognitive
domains most affected by aging. This study examined the functional and structural neural …

In the present study, brain activation associated with speech perception processing was
examined across four groups of adult participants with age ranges between 20 and 65 …