It has been demonstrated that executive functions play a significant role in different aspects
of the development of children. Development of language is also one of the most important …

Understanding words in unfolding speech requires the coordination of many skills to support
successful and rapid comprehension of word meanings. This multifaceted ability emerges …

In this study, we explored the role of emerging inhibitory control skills in language
acquisition in 62 typically developing children aged 24–32 months and investigated whether …

Purpose When speakers retrieve words, they do so extremely quickly and accurately—both
speed and accuracy of word retrieval are compromised in persons with aphasia (PWA). This …

Purpose The aim of the current study was to investigate whether dual language experience
modulates processing speed in typically developing (TD) children and in children with …

Cognitive interventions that can be operated using mobile gadgets could facilitate the
maintenance and improvement in the cognitive function of the community-dwelling elderly …

Purpose The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between frequency of gesture
use and language with a consideration for the effect of age and setting on frequency of …

Purpose While most of the children who are identified as late talkers at the age of 2 years
catch up with their peers before school age, some continue to have language difficulties and …

Purpose Developmental language disorder (DLD) is defined by persistent difficulties with
language, but a growing body of evidence suggests that it is also associated with domain …

Purpose This study examined the influences of bilingualism and developmental language
disorder (DLD) on nonverbal processing speed. DLD is associated with slower processing …