Modulation of the inter-hemispheric processing of semantic information during normal aging. A divided visual field experiment

• Published in: Neuropsychologia Vol. 93; no. Pt B; pp. 425 - 436
• Main Authors: Hoyau, E., Cousin, E., Jaillard, A., Baciu, M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2016; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging; Aging - physiology; Aging - psychology; Analysis of Variance; DVF; Female; Functional Laterality; Hemispheric Specialization; Humanities and Social Sciences; Humans; Language; Life Sciences; Male; Mental Status Schedule; Middle Aged; Neuropsychological Tests; Pattern Recognition, Visual - physiology; Photic Stimulation - methods; Reaction Time; Semantics; Aging; Language; Semantics; DVF; Hemispheric Specialization

We evaluated the effect of normal aging on the inter-hemispheric processing of semantic information by using the divided visual field (DVF) method, with words and pictures. Two main theoretical models have been considered, (a) the HAROLD model which posits that aging is associated with supplementary...