Recent evidence indicates that sensory and motor changes may precede the cognitive
symptoms of Alzheimer's disease (AD) by several years and may signify increased risk of …

Hearing loss is the most common sensory deficit in the elderly, and it is becoming a severe
social and health problem. Especially in the elderly, hearing loss can impair the exchange of …

Aging is a natural consequence of a society developing process. Although many adults
retain good hearing as they aging, hearing loss related with age–presbycusis which can …

Hearing loss manifests as a reduced ability to understand speech, particularly in multitalker
situations. In these situations, younger normal-hearing listeners' brains are known to track …

Two experiments compared young and older adults in order to examine whether aging
leads to a larger dependence on visual articulatory movements in auditory-visual speech …

Purpose To provide a brief history of speech comprehension training systems and an
overview of research on auditory and cognitive aging as background to recommendations …

OBJECTIVE: Auditory training alters neural activity in humans but it is unknown if these
alterations are specific to the trained cue. The objective of this study was to determine if …

Abstract Objective Cochlear implants (CIs) can partially restore hearing, but the cortical
changes underlying auditory rehabilitation are not well understood. Methods This …

Background Paediatric cochlear implantation (PCI) requires complex case evaluation and
counselling, surgical intervention, and habilitation. Outcomes vary and many cases have …

Slowing is a common feature of ageing, yet a direct relationship between neural slowing and
brain atrophy is yet to be established in healthy humans. We combine …