[HTML][HTML] Age differences in the neural processing of semantics, within and beyond the core semantic network

W Wu, P Hoffman - Neurobiology of aging, 2023 - Elsevier
Aging is associated with functional activation changes in domain-specific regions and large-
scale brain networks. This preregistered Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) …

Verbal semantic expertise is associated with reduced functional connectivity between left and right anterior temporal lobes

W Wu, P Hoffman - Cerebral Cortex, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The left and right anterior temporal lobes (ATLs) encode semantic representations. They
show graded hemispheric specialization in function, with the left ATL contributing …

Semantic Integration Demands Modulate Large‐Scale Network Interactions in the Brain

L Nieberlein, S Martin, KA Williams… - Human Brain …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The ability to integrate semantic information into the context of a sentence is essential for
human communication. Several studies have shown that the predictability of a final keyword …

[HTML][HTML] Functional integration and segregation during semantic cognition: Evidence across age groups

W Wu, P Hoffman - cortex, 2024 - Elsevier
Semantic cognition is underpinned by ventral anterior temporal lobe (vATL) which encodes
knowledge representations and inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), which controls activation of …

Healthy ageing has divergent effects on verbal and non-verbal semantic cognition

W Wu, S Lohani, T Homan… - Quarterly Journal of …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …

What determines cognitive estimation ability? Changing contributions of semantic and executive domains as a function of age

P Hoffman, SE MacPherson - Journal of Neuropsychology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract The Cognitive Estimation Test (CET) is commonly used in neuropsychological
assessment. It is typically assumed to load on executive functions, although research has …

Age-related changes in the neural processing of semantics, within and beyond the core semantic network

W Wu, P Hoffman - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Ageing is associated with increases in functional activation, which have been interpreted
either as compensatory responses to the higher task demands older people experience, or …

Aging brain, educated mind: dynamic interconnectedness of semantic cognition

Y Feng - 2024 - theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk
Semantic cognition is a core element of the human experience, guiding and supporting
innumerable verbal and non-verbal behaviours. Recent studies have demonstrated that …

Naming speed during language production in younger and older adults: Examining the effects of sentence context

N Hanif, E Jefferies, A de Bruin - Quarterly Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
Word retrieval during speech production has been found to slow down with ageing. Usually,
words are produced in sentence contexts. The current studies examined how different …