BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:16695-17a416e968e12064d8e77ab67ea28899@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260412T064133Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170908T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170908T103000 SUMMARY:CLS Speaker Series - Michele Diaz (Penn State University) Neural and Be havioral Aspects of Language Production and Aging DESCRIPTION:Neural and Behavioral Aspects of Language Production and Agi ng\n\nAlthough decline in cognitive functions is often observed with agi ng\, language functions show a pattern of both impaired and spared perfo rmance.  \;Semantic processes\, such as vocabulary\, are well mainta ined throughout adulthood. In contrast\, older adults show impairments i n phonological aspects of language production such as in increased slips of the tongue and increased pauses during speech. This asymmetric patte rn suggests a fundamental difference in the cognitive and neural organiz ation of these two language abilities.  \;Moreover\, language produc tion abilities interact with general cognitive functions such as inhibit ion and planning. \; In this talk\, I will discuss our most recent w ork which incorporated a phonological go-no go task to examine the inter action between language production and executive function abilities. &nb sp\;I will also discuss our work examining how cognition\, behavior\, an d neural factors relate to each other and how they contribute to languag e function in healthy younger and older adults.\n\nFor more details: htt ps://events.la.psu.edu/event/cls-speaker-series-michele-diaz-penn-state- university-neural-and-behavioral-aspects-of-language-production-and-agin g/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Neural and Behavioral Aspects of Language Pr oduction and Aging

Although decline in cognitive functions is often observed with aging, language functions show a pattern of both im paired and spared performance.  Semantic processes, such as vocabul ary, are well maintained throughout adulthood. In contrast, older adults show impairments in phonological aspects of language production such as in increased slips of the tongue and increased pauses during speech. Th is asymmetric pattern suggests a fundamental difference in the cognitive and neural organization of these two language abilities.  Moreover , language production abilities interact with general cognitive function s such as inhibition and planning.  In this talk, I will discuss ou r most recent work which incorporated a phonological go-no go task to ex amine the interaction between language production and executive function abilities.  I will also discuss our work examining how cognition, behavior, and neural factors relate to each other and how they contribut e to language function in healthy younger and older adults.


For more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/ event/cls-speaker-series-michele-diaz-penn-state-university-neural-and-b ehavioral-aspects-of-language-production-and-aging/

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