Everyday conversation frequently includes challenges to the clarity of the acoustic speech
signal, including hearing impairment, background noise, and foreign accents. Although an …

Accumulating evidence points to a link between age-related hearing loss and cognitive
decline, but their relationship is not clear. Does one cause the other, or does some third …

Hearing loss is one of the most common complaints in adults over the age of 60 and a major
contributor to difficulties in speech comprehension. To examine the effects of hearing ability …

During hearing, acoustic signals travel up the ascending auditory pathway from the cochlea
to auditory cortex; efferent connections provide descending feedback. In human listeners …

How does acoustic degradation affect the neural mechanisms of working memory?
Enhanced alpha oscillations (8–13 Hz) during retention of items in working memory are …

The peripheral hearing alterations and central auditory processing disorder (CAPD)
associated with age-related hearing loss (ARHL), may impact cognitive disorders in older …

Speech comprehension abilities decline with age and with age-related hearing loss, but it is
unclear how this decline expresses in terms of central neural mechanisms. The current study …

As we age, sensory and cognitive changes occur that create challenges for language
processing. At the same time, we gain increased experience and expertise with language …

The objective of this study was regarding sensory and cognitive interactions in older adults
published since 2009, the approximate date of the most recent reviews on this topic. After an …

Under adverse listening conditions, speech comprehension profits from the expectancies
that listeners derive from the semantic context. However, the neurocognitive mechanisms of …