Background: The authors reviewed the evidence regarding the existence of age-related
declines in central auditory processes and the consequences of any such declines for …

Dual sensory impairment (DSI) refers to the presence of both hearing loss and vision loss.
The occurrence of DSI is particularly prevalent among the aging population, with studies …

Objective: To investigate the effect of musical training on speech-in-noise (SIN)
performance, a complex task requiring the integration of working memory and stream …

Much of our daily communication occurs in the presence of background noise,
compromising our ability to hear. While understanding speech in noise is a challenge for …

Understanding speech in noise is one of the most complex activities encountered in
everyday life, relying on peripheral hearing, central auditory processing, and cognition …

Objective: We investigated a neural basis of speech-in-noise perception in older adults.
Hearing loss, the third most common chronic condition in older adults, is most often …

Hearing loss has been linked to many types of cognitive decline in adults, including an
association between hearing loss severity and dementia. However, it remains unclear …

Cortical cross-modal re-organization, or recruitment of auditory cortical areas for visual
processing, has been well-documented in deafness. However, the degree of sensory …

Prior studies have demonstrated musicianship enhancements of various aspects of auditory
and cognitive processing in older adults, but musical training has rarely been examined as …

Neural activation patterns in the ventral visual cortex in response to different categories of
visual stimuli (eg, faces vs. houses) are less selective, or distinctive, in older adults than in …