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Article Dans Une Revue Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience Année : 2017

Aging Modulates the Hemispheric Specialization during Word Production

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Although older adults exhibit normal accuracy in performing word retrieval and generation (lexical production; e.g., object naming), they are generally slower in responding than younger adults. To maintain accuracy, older adults recruit compensatory mechanisms and strategies. We focused on two such possible compensatory mechanisms, one semantic and one executive. These mechanisms are reflected at inter- and intra-hemispheric levels by various patterns of reorganization of lexical production cerebral networks. Hemispheric reorganization (HR) changes were also evaluated in relation to increase naming latencies. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we examined 27 healthy participants (from 30 years to 85 years) during an object naming task, exploring and identifying task-related patterns of cerebral reorganization. We report two main results. First, we observed a left intra-hemispheric pattern of reorganization, the left anterior-posterior aging (LAPA) effect, consisting of supplementary activation of left posterior (temporo-parietal) regions in older adults and asymmetric activation along the left fronto-temporal axis. This pattern suggests that older adults recruit posterior semantic regions to perform object naming. The second finding consisted of bilateral recruitment of frontal regions to maintain appropriate response times, especially in older adults who were faster performers. This pattern is discussed in terms of compensatory mechanism. We suggest that aging is associated with multiple, co-existing compensation and reorganization mechanisms and patterns associated with lexical production.
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hal-01569389 , version 1 (26-07-2017)

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Elena Hoyau, Naila Boudiaf, Emilie Cousin, Cédric Pichat, Nathalie Fournet, et al.. Aging Modulates the Hemispheric Specialization during Word Production. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2017, 9, pp.125. ⟨10.3389/fnagi.2017.00125⟩. ⟨hal-01569389⟩
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