A large number of older individuals have hearing problems. Even older individuals with clinically normal hearing thresholds may experience difficulty in understanding other people's conversations in daily noisy environments (speech in noise, SIN). These SIN difficulties may arise from age-related impairments in perceptual and/or cognitive levels (i.e. deficits in central auditory processing, working memory, and attention). It may lead to many serious consequences, such as personality change, depression, anxiety, social isolation, and so on. Therefore, explorations of the underlying mechanisms and rehabilitative interventions are urgently needed.
Aging neuroscience is complex. In addition to the age-related declines of perceptual and/ or cognitive functions, there may be many comorbidities, such as working memory and/ or executive function impairments in age-related neurological diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease). The relationship between cognitive aging and neurological diseases in auditory perception and cognition is largely unknown.
The goal of this Research Topic is to address the basic mechanisms of age-related auditory/speech processing changes and clinical interventions to improve the quality of life in older individuals. The systematical probing of the relationship between auditory and speech processing performance and multimodal physiological and neuroimaging indicators (e.g. cABR, ERP, fMRI, and DTI) in healthy older individuals and those with age-related neurological diseases will promote understanding of the neural mechanisms of age-related deficits in speech cognition. Furthermore, recent developments of advanced rehabilitation (e.g. musical training and motor training) and neuromodulation technologies may encourage researchers to target improved auditory recognition and speech comprehension (especially in noisy environments), and/or speech generation.
This Research Topic welcomes Original Research, Review, and Clinical Trial articles regarding the measurements, mechanisms, and interventions of aging-related changes in auditory perception and cognition. Studies using the following techniques and analytical methods are particularly encouraged:
- Psychophysical measurement
- Auditory brainstem response (ABR)
- Frequency-following response (FFR)/ Complex auditory brainstem responses (cABR)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Magnetoencephalogram (MEG)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Rehabilitation
- Non-invasive neuromodulation (TMS, tACS, tDCS)
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
A large number of older individuals have hearing problems. Even older individuals with clinically normal hearing thresholds may experience difficulty in understanding other people's conversations in daily noisy environments (speech in noise, SIN). These SIN difficulties may arise from age-related impairments in perceptual and/or cognitive levels (i.e. deficits in central auditory processing, working memory, and attention). It may lead to many serious consequences, such as personality change, depression, anxiety, social isolation, and so on. Therefore, explorations of the underlying mechanisms and rehabilitative interventions are urgently needed.
Aging neuroscience is complex. In addition to the age-related declines of perceptual and/ or cognitive functions, there may be many comorbidities, such as working memory and/ or executive function impairments in age-related neurological diseases (e.g. Alzheimer's Disease and Parkinson's Disease). The relationship between cognitive aging and neurological diseases in auditory perception and cognition is largely unknown.
The goal of this Research Topic is to address the basic mechanisms of age-related auditory/speech processing changes and clinical interventions to improve the quality of life in older individuals. The systematical probing of the relationship between auditory and speech processing performance and multimodal physiological and neuroimaging indicators (e.g. cABR, ERP, fMRI, and DTI) in healthy older individuals and those with age-related neurological diseases will promote understanding of the neural mechanisms of age-related deficits in speech cognition. Furthermore, recent developments of advanced rehabilitation (e.g. musical training and motor training) and neuromodulation technologies may encourage researchers to target improved auditory recognition and speech comprehension (especially in noisy environments), and/or speech generation.
This Research Topic welcomes Original Research, Review, and Clinical Trial articles regarding the measurements, mechanisms, and interventions of aging-related changes in auditory perception and cognition. Studies using the following techniques and analytical methods are particularly encouraged:
- Psychophysical measurement
- Auditory brainstem response (ABR)
- Frequency-following response (FFR)/ Complex auditory brainstem responses (cABR)
- Electroencephalogram (EEG)
- Magnetoencephalogram (MEG)
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Rehabilitation
- Non-invasive neuromodulation (TMS, tACS, tDCS)
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS)
