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The general conclusion of the Seattle Longitudinal Study is that most cognitive abilities remain intact through most adulthood, although some decline is noticeable by age 65 and this decline accelerates at about age 85.
Lexical Ambiguity
The idea that some words have different meanings; for example, bank can refer to the side of a river or to a financial institution.
Phonetic Ambiguity
A linguistic phenomenon where a speech sound or sequence of sounds can be interpreted in more than one way due to its pronunciation.
Speech Perception
The process by which the sounds of language are heard, interpreted, and understood. This involves both physiological hearing mechanisms and cognitive processing.
Swinney's Research
Refers to studies conducted by psychologist David Swinney, often associated with linguistic processing and lexical access in the brain.
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