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

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 sentence contexts influence lexical retrieval in younger and older adults.

Diving into a pool or volcano? Examining the influence of sentence context and task demands on sentence reading in younger and older adults.

Cognitive ageing is often associated with slower lexical processing, which might influence both language production and comprehension. Words are typically used in context, which can further influence word processing and potential age differences. However, it remains unclear how older adults are affected by context during reading.