The Flynn effect refers to the observed rise in IQ scores over time, which results in norms
obsolescence. Although the Flynn effect is widely accepted, most efforts to estimate it have …

Sex differences in neurocognitive abilities have been extensively explored both in the
healthy population and in many disorders. Until recently, however, little work has examined …

Bilingual Minds - Ellen Bialystok, Fergus IM Craik, David W. Green, Tamar H. Gollan, 2009
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Language in old age has been an active research area since early experimental
investigations in cognitive aging (eg, Craik & Masani, 1967; Riegel & Riegel, 1964). This is …

Abstract Language lateralization in the brain is dependent on family history of handedness,
personal handedness, pathology, and other factors. The influence of age on language …

This well-established and accessible text has been completely revised in this expanded fifth
edition. Each chapter has been updated, often extensively, to reflect current thinking, and an …

Naming is a fundamental aspect of language. Word-finding deficit, anomia, is the most
common symptom of language dysfunction occurring after brain damage. Besides its …

Two experiments in which participants named pictured objects with difficult or easier names,
and a reanalysis and review of published data, reveal that problematic measures used in …

The aim of this study was to determine whether naming difficulties arise in individuals as
young as their 50s. Participants of 25–35, 50–59, 60–69, and above 70 years of age were …

Publisher Summary Many of the broad models of cognitive aging are simply too general to
account for the diverse range of data. General slowing cannot readily account for processing …