Lexical-processing declines are a hallmark of aging. However, the extent of these declines
may vary as a function of different factors. Motivated by findings from neurodegenerative …

Normal aging during adulthood is associated with general declines in a number of cognitive
functions, for example, episodic memory, working memory, and attention, and there is …

There is growing evidence that words that are acquired early in life are processed faster and
more accurately than words acquired later, even by adults. As neuropsychological and …

Processing action words (eg, fork, throw) engages neurocognitive motor representations,
consistent with embodied cognition principles. Despite age-related neurocognitive changes …

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 …

Reading is not only one of the most appreciated leisure activities of the elderly but it clearly
helps older people to maintain functional independence, which has a significant impact on …

The topological organization of the brain, governed by the capacity of brain regions to
synchronize their activity, allows for cost-effective performance during everyday cognitive …

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 …

We examined performance in young and elderly on an implicit (lexical decision) and an
explicit (recognition) memory test. The difference in lexical decision times between old and …

The increasing word-finding difficulty is one of the most investigated characteristics of
language ageing. The transmission deficit model postulates an age-related weakening in …