Involvement of Executive Functions in Idiom Comprehension: A Life-Span Perspective
Objectives—Our aim is to investigate the executive functions involved in idiom comprehension. The understanding of idioms has largely been explored from a developmental perspective. However, little is known about the cognitive processes involved. Recent studies highlight the contributions of working...
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| author | Agnès Lacroix Nolwenn Troles Mélissa Burgevin Camille Le Bescond Virginie Laval Audrey Noël |
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| description | Objectives—Our aim is to investigate the executive functions involved in idiom comprehension. The understanding of idioms has largely been explored from a developmental perspective. However, little is known about the cognitive processes involved. Recent studies highlight the contributions of working memory and inhibitory control in idiom processing. We investigated executive functions’ implication in idiom comprehension from a life-span perspective. Methods—The participants of this study were aged from 6 years to adulthood (<i>n</i> = 109 participants). An idiom comprehension task and executive tests were administered. Results and Conclusions—The results indicated that idiom comprehension improved across all the age groups tested. Moreover, the involvement of inhibition and cognitive flexibility processes was specific at different ages and particularly involved during adolescence. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c65c9cc94500496bbdc34fdc0c9a89fe2024-11-26T17:54:52ZengMDPI AGBrain Sciences2076-34252024-10-011411107610.3390/brainsci14111076Involvement of Executive Functions in Idiom Comprehension: A Life-Span PerspectiveAgnès Lacroix0Nolwenn Troles1Mélissa Burgevin2Camille Le Bescond3Virginie Laval4Audrey Noël5Laboratoire de Psychologie du Comportement, Cognition et Communication (EA 1285), University of Rennes 2, 35000 Rennes, FranceLaboratoire de Psychologie du Comportement, Cognition et Communication (EA 1285), University of Rennes 2, 35000 Rennes, FranceLaboratoire de Psychologie du Comportement, Cognition et Communication (EA 1285), University of Rennes 2, 35000 Rennes, FranceLaboratoire de Psychologie du Comportement, Cognition et Communication (EA 1285), University of Rennes 2, 35000 Rennes, FranceCentre de Recherches en Cognition et Apprentissage (UMR CNRS 6234), University of Poitiers, 86000 Poitiers, FranceLaboratoire de Psychologie du Comportement, Cognition et Communication (EA 1285), University of Rennes 2, 35000 Rennes, FranceObjectives—Our aim is to investigate the executive functions involved in idiom comprehension. The understanding of idioms has largely been explored from a developmental perspective. However, little is known about the cognitive processes involved. Recent studies highlight the contributions of working memory and inhibitory control in idiom processing. We investigated executive functions’ implication in idiom comprehension from a life-span perspective. Methods—The participants of this study were aged from 6 years to adulthood (<i>n</i> = 109 participants). An idiom comprehension task and executive tests were administered. Results and Conclusions—The results indicated that idiom comprehension improved across all the age groups tested. Moreover, the involvement of inhibition and cognitive flexibility processes was specific at different ages and particularly involved during adolescence.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/14/11/1076executive functionspragmaticcomprehensionidiomprefrontal cortex |
| spellingShingle | Agnès Lacroix Nolwenn Troles Mélissa Burgevin Camille Le Bescond Virginie Laval Audrey Noël Involvement of Executive Functions in Idiom Comprehension: A Life-Span Perspective Brain Sciences executive functions pragmatic comprehension idiom prefrontal cortex |
| title | Involvement of Executive Functions in Idiom Comprehension: A Life-Span Perspective |
| title_full | Involvement of Executive Functions in Idiom Comprehension: A Life-Span Perspective |
| title_fullStr | Involvement of Executive Functions in Idiom Comprehension: A Life-Span Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | Involvement of Executive Functions in Idiom Comprehension: A Life-Span Perspective |
| title_short | Involvement of Executive Functions in Idiom Comprehension: A Life-Span Perspective |
| title_sort | involvement of executive functions in idiom comprehension a life span perspective |
| topic | executive functions pragmatic comprehension idiom prefrontal cortex |
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