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| Title |
Effects of Aging and Adult-Onset Hearing Loss on Cortical Auditory Regions
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Neuroscience, May 2016
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnins.2016.00199 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Velia Cardin |
| Abstract |
Hearing loss is a common feature in human aging. It has been argued that dysfunctions in central processing are important contributing factors to hearing loss during older age. Aging also has well documented consequences for neural structure and function, but it is not clear how these effects interact with those that arise as a consequence of hearing loss. This paper reviews the effects of aging and adult-onset hearing loss in the structure and function of cortical auditory regions. The evidence reviewed suggests that aging and hearing loss result in atrophy of cortical auditory regions and stronger engagement of networks involved in the detection of salient events, adaptive control and re-allocation of attention. These cortical mechanisms are engaged during listening in effortful conditions in normal hearing individuals. Therefore, as a consequence of aging and hearing loss, all listening becomes effortful and cognitive load is constantly high, reducing the amount of available cognitive resources. This constant effortful listening and reduced cognitive spare capacity could be what accelerates cognitive decline in older adults with hearing loss. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 11 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 4 | 36% |
| United States | 1 | 9% |
| India | 1 | 9% |
| Australia | 1 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 3 | 27% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 7 | 64% |
| Scientists | 3 | 27% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 171 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 171 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 30 | 18% |
| Researcher | 29 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 28 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 6% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 25 | 15% |
| Unknown | 41 | 24% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Neuroscience | 36 | 21% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 29 | 17% |
| Psychology | 20 | 12% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 4% |
| Engineering | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 11% |
| Unknown | 56 | 33% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 June 2016.
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#58
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