Treatment of Age-Related Hearing Loss Alters Audiovisual Integration and Resting-State Functional Connectivity: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial

• Published in: eNeuro Vol. 8; no. 6; p. ENEURO.0258-21.2021
• Main Authors: Rosemann, Stephanie, Gieseler, Anja, Tahden, Maike, Colonius, Hans, Thiel, Christiane M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Society for Neuroscience 01.11.2021
• Subjects: Auditory Cortex - diagnostic imaging; Auditory Perception; Hearing Loss; Humans; Infant; New Research; Pilot Projects; Speech Perception; Visual Perception; fMRI; plasticity; resting state; audiovisual; hearing aid; neuroimaging

Untreated age-related hearing loss increases audiovisual integration and impacts resting state functional brain connectivity. Further, there is a relation between crossmodal plasticity and audiovisual integration strength in cochlear implant patients. However, it is currently unclear whether amplifi...