Musical experience and the aging auditory system: implications for cognitive abilities and hearing speech in noise.

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 everyone, it becomes increasingly difficult as we age. Although aging is generally accompanied by hearing loss, this perceptual decline...

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Main Authors: Alexandra Parbery-Clark, Dana L Strait, Samira Anderson, Emily Hittner, Nina Kraus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3092743?pdf=render