Effects of aging on neural processing during an active listening task.

ABSTRACT: Factors affecting successful listening in older adults and the corresponding electrophysiological signatures are not well understood. The present study investigated age-related differences in attention and temporal processing, as well as differences in the neural activity related to signal degradation during a number comparison task. Participants listened to digits presented in background babble and were tested at two levels of signal clarity, clear and degraded. Behavioral and electrophysiological measures were examined in 30 older and 20 younger neurologically-healthy adults. Relationships between performance on the number comparison task, behavioral measures, and neural activity were used to determine correlates of listening deficits associated with aging. While older participants showe

SUBMITTER: Kuruvilla-Mathew A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9451064 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature