Objective This study aimed to assess the effect of normal aging on the processing of
taxonomic and thematic semantic relations. Method We used the Visual-World-Paradigm …

Over the lifespan, cognitive abilities are subject to change and decline. While there is a
general slowing of cognitive processing with age (Mather, 2010), certain functions are …

Effective use of conceptual knowledge engages semantic representation and control
processes to access information in a goal-driven manner. Neuropsychological findings of …

Previous data collected in healthy elderly participants by our laboratory suggested
impairment of visual and auditory object processing in normal aging. This impairment …

Semantic cognition refers to the storage and appropriate use of knowledge acquired over
the lifespan and underpins our everyday verbal and non-verbal behaviours. Successful …

The effect of normal aging on lexical production and semantic processing was evaluated in
72 healthy participants. Four tasks were used, picture naming (PN), picture categorization …

Effective use of conceptual knowledge engages semantic representation and control
processes to access information in a goal-driven manner. Neuropsychological findings of …

Semantic cognition refers to the storage and appropriate use of knowledge acquired over
the lifespan and underpins our everyday verbal and non-verbal behaviours. Successful …

Normal aging has been shown to impact cognitive processes, including those necessary for
lexical access. While there is previous research on semantic and lexical processing during …

In this project we examined the effect of adult age on visual word recognition by using
combined reaction time (RT) and accuracy methods based on the Hick–Hyman law. This …