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Age-related declines in verbal fluency performance are associated with altered respiratory patterns, such as higher respiratory rates, suggesting that changes in autonomic regulation of respiration contribute to cognitive aging differences. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.INCREMENTAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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This research aims to examine how breathing impacts verbal fluency performance across different age groups.

July 23, 2026Language and HealthOpen Access

Breathing and verbal fluency performance: An approach across the adult lifespan

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MGMalin Gullsvåg CRClaudia Rodríguez‐Aranda

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Randomized trial assesses the relationship between breathing and verbal fluency in healthy adolescents, young adults, and older adults, suggesting implications for cognitive aging.

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This research aims to examine how breathing impacts verbal fluency performance across different age groups.
Conducted aerodynamic assessments during semantic and phonemic verbal fluency tasks.
Utilized a pneumotachograph to measure respiratory parameters while participants generated words.
Analyzed respiratory and auditory data using repeated measures ANOVAs across age groups: adolescents, young adults, and older adults.
Older adults showed a higher respiratory rate but lower verbal fluency, especially in semantic tasks, compared to younger adults.
Young adults exhibited the lowest respiratory rate and the highest verbal fluency performance.
Significant correlations between respiratory measures and verbal fluency were found only in younger groups, absent in older adults.

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Gullsvåg et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a61aea0faa9903c51169e28 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laheal.2026.100095

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July 23, 2026Language and HealthOpen Access

Breathing and verbal fluency performance: An approach across the adult lifespan

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Authors

MGMalin Gullsvåg CRClaudia Rodríguez‐Aranda

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Overview

Randomized trial assesses the relationship between breathing and verbal fluency in healthy adolescents, young adults, and older adults, suggesting implications for cognitive aging.

Key Points

This research aims to examine how breathing impacts verbal fluency performance across different age groups.
Conducted aerodynamic assessments during semantic and phonemic verbal fluency tasks.
Utilized a pneumotachograph to measure respiratory parameters while participants generated words.
Analyzed respiratory and auditory data using repeated measures ANOVAs across age groups: adolescents, young adults, and older adults.
Older adults showed a higher respiratory rate but lower verbal fluency, especially in semantic tasks, compared to younger adults.
Young adults exhibited the lowest respiratory rate and the highest verbal fluency performance.
Significant correlations between respiratory measures and verbal fluency were found only in younger groups, absent in older adults.

Cite This Study

Gullsvåg et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a61aea0faa9903c51169e28 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.laheal.2026.100095

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