Liliana Rico Duarte

Liliana Rico Duarte is a Full Professor in the Department of Cognitive Psychology and Ergonomics at Toulouse Jean Jaurès University, France. She is affiliated with the Cognition, Languages, Ergonomics (CLLE) research unit (UMR 5263 CNRS-UT2J), where she conducts research on cognitive aging, Alzheimer's disease, and semantic memory processes.

Her research interests span multiple areas of cognitive psychology:

• Basic cognitive functions (Perception, Memory, Attention) and higher-order processes (Reasoning, Comprehension, Problem Solving)
• Aging and Cognitive Disability
• Disability and Assistive Technologies
• Methodology and Statistics

Professor Rico Duarte's extensive publication record demonstrates her expertise in understanding how semantic memory is affected by normal aging and Alzheimer's disease. Her research often examines the differential processing of living versus non-living concepts, the role of feature distinctiveness, and the impact of semantic richness on cognitive tasks across the lifespan. She has also investigated the relationship between workplace mental stimulation and cognitive functioning in aging workers, as well as body image perception in normal-weight women. Her recent work explores socio-emotional motivations in music processing during aging and the mediating role of time horizon in the aging and well-being relationship.

Professor Rico Duarte has collaborated with researchers across various institutions and has contributed to interdisciplinary projects, including the development of accessible digital technologies for seniors through her work on the MAN project and the publication 'Seniors et Tablettes Interactives'.