An adult developmental model of self-regulated language processing (SRLP) is introduced,
in which the allocation policy with which a reader engages text is driven by declines in …

Selective attention requires the ability to focus on relevant information and to ignore
irrelevant information. The ability to inhibit irrelevant information has been proposed to be …

Ninety-six participants, who were younger (20 years) or older (68 years) adults and either
monolingual or bilingual, completed tasks assessing working memory, lexical retrieval, and …

Cognitive aging is a flourishing area of research. A significant amount of new data, a number
of new theoretical notions, and many new research issues have been generated in the past …

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 …

Four language sample measures as well as measures of vocabulary, verbal fluency, and
memory span were obtained from a sample of young adults and a sample of older adults …

Domain knowledge facilitates performance in many cognitive tasks. However, very little is
known about the interplay between domain knowledge and factors that are believed to …

Although widespread neural atrophy is an inevitable consequence of normal aging, not all
cognitive abilities decline as we age. For example, spoken language comprehension tends …

The authors explored the effect of age on executive functions by using 3 tasks (Tower of
London, Hayling, and Brixton tests) designed to assess specific executive processes …

Older individuals often find it difficult to communicate, especially in group situations,
because they are unable to keep up with the flow of conversation or are too slow in …