Speaker:　Prof. Lorain Obler　
　　　　　 Distinguish Professor, City University of New York
Time:　　  10:00am - 11:30am
Date:　　　May 20 (Mon), 2013
Venue:　　Meeting Room, Level 5, South Building

Abstract:
Many aspects of language remain stable with advancing age; defining vocabulary even improves. Lexical retrieval and comprehending in non-ideal conditions, however, decline, each with a different trajectory. In this talk, I will first describe the patterns of decline seen in lexical retrieval: on confrontation naming tasks, in idioms, and in discourse. These I will then link to underlying cognitive changes with aging, and brain changes as well as health issues (diabetes and hyptertension, that interlink with them. Similarly I will discuss our results of different types of sentence-comprehension tasks and their links to cognitive function --particularly executive functions, health and brain.

Attachment:
　  Language changes in aging(.pdf)