“…While higher-level components of language production such as conceptual preparation and vocabulary remain relatively stable over time, the motor stages of language production, namely voice production and articulation, undergo significant changes with age, with important inter-individual variability. Specifically, aging has been associated with physiological changes in the larynx (Bloch & Behrman, 2001;Honjo & Isshiki, 1980;Kersing & Jennekens, 2004;Pontes et al, 2005;Ximenes Filho et al, 2003), the vocal tract (Liu et al, 2021;Pontes et al, 2006;Rother et al, 2002) and the respiratory system (Lalley, 2013;Linville, 1996;Zeleznik, 2003). Associated decline include reduced vocal stability (e.g.…”