Effect of Normal Aging on Language Processing (SEMVIE)

Grenoble Alpes University Hospital Center (CHU)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Cognition

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02189460

2014-AZ00569-38

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to understand the effect of age on language abilities. The investigators aim at investigating the cerebral modifications that take place in normal aging, at the functional an anatomical level.

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 30+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age of 30 years and above
• Right handed
• French native speakers
• Affiliation to French social security (Sécurité Sociale)
• Medical interview
• Consent form signed

Exclusion criteria

• Cerebral or respiratory pathologies
• Any MRI contrindication

Trial design

33 participants in 1 patient group

Healthy adults

Description:

20 young adults aged between 30 and 50 years old. 20 middle aged adults aged between 50 and 70 years old. 20 older adults of 70 years old and more.