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We are excited to introduce and welcome our guest presenter, Dr. Maximiliano A. Wilson (https://cervo.ulaval.ca/en/maximiliano-wilson) !
Talk title: The behavioral and brain changes in reading aloud during aging.
Talk description: Cognitive and computational models of reading aloud agree on the existence of two procedures for reading. We use sub-word processes for the pronunciation of words without semantics or pseudowords (e.g., atendier). We employ whole-word processes that recruit word-specific information for the pronunciation of exception words, i.e words with atypical orthography-to-phonology mappings (e.g., pint). Regular words (e.g., mint) can be correctly read by means of either process. As we age, the way we read changes. Younger adults rely more on sub-word processes for reading. Conversely, older adults rely more on whole-word processing and make less errors when reading exception words. We will present behavioral and neuroimaging evidence from normal and pathological aging that shows that the behavioral changes found in reading during normal aging also have a brain counterpart in the reading network. This brain network changes during aging to sustain exception and regular word reading. Particularly, the anterior temporal lobes, a key brain region implicated in whole-word reading, is more active in older adults when reading words. We will discuss these findings in light of current psycholinguistic models of reading.
Bio: Maximiliano Wilson is full professor at the Rehabilitation Department, Faculty of medicine of Université Laval in Quebec City, Canada. He teaches at the speech-language pathology master’s programme and is the director of the undergraduate programme of language and health.
Dr. Wilson is a researcher at the research centre CERVO. He studies the effects of aging on language, and specifically its effects on reading and understanding the meaning of words, known as semantics. By combining behavioral studies with advanced imaging techniques of the brain, he studies how the brain processes language, and its modification with age and under the effect of diseases such as progressive primary aphasia and Alzheimer’s disease.
Dr. Wilson's studies also aim to determine the importance of the factors that influence the way language is treated, such as the frequency of word use, the age of acquisition, the morphology of words, and the characteristics of the person (presence or absence of aphasia or other condition, and bilingualism, for example).
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The UC Davis Cluster on Language Research (https://www.languagecluster.com/about-us) has been sharing language-related research and connecting language scholars across many disciplines since 2013. The CLR is an interdisciplinary organization, drawing diverse membership and guest presenters from across many UC Davis departments, such as Education, Psychology, Computer Science, Native American Studies, Mathematics, and various language departments, like French, German, and Japanese, among others. The CLR supports research, exploration, and collaboration in the domain of "language", which commands a wide breadth in research interests and expertise across many disciplines.
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Fall 2020 Schedule
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• Thursday, Dec. 3rd
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