I can't find the word! Reading to maintain communication skills in ageing.

这个项目的目的是调查为什么随着年龄的增长，我们在说话时会有记忆单词的困难，而在大声朗读时却没有。它采用了一种新颖的方法，系统地测试了同一个老年人的阅读和口语。通过创新地使用行为研究和计算建模，它将在口语产生和阅读方面产生新的知识，这是项目小组公认的专业知识。这个项目将推进理论，实现对衰老如何影响涉及说单词和阅读单词的认知系统的理解。通过调查阅读是否可以支持单词检索，它对改善老年人的沟通有潜在的未来利益。

This project aims to investigate why, as we age, we have trouble retrieving words when we speak but not when we read aloud. It takes the novel approach of systematically testing both reading and speaking in the same older adults. Through its innovative use of both behavioural research and computational modelling, it will generate new knowledge in spoken word production and reading, areas in which the project team have acknowledged expertise. This project will advance theories, achieving understanding of how ageing affects the cognitive systems involved in saying words and reading them aloud. By also investigating whether reading aloud can support word retrieval, it has potential future benefit for improved communication in older adults.