Evidence for enhanced neural tracking of the speech envelope underlying age-related speech-in-noise difficulties

• Published in: Journal of neurophysiology Vol. 122; no. 2; pp. 601 - 615
• Main Authors: Decruy, Lien, Vanthornhout, Jonas, Francart, Tom
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Physiological Society 01.08.2019
• Series: Sensory Processing
• Subjects: Acoustic Stimulation; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aging - physiology; Cerebral Cortex - physiology; Comprehension - physiology; Electroencephalography; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Perceptual Masking - physiology; Psycholinguistics; Speech Perception - physiology; Young Adult; aging; electrophysiology; speech understanding; neural tracking of the speech envelope

When we grow older, understanding speech in noise becomes more challenging. Research has demonstrated the role of auditory temporal and cognitive deficits in these age-related speech-in-noise difficulties. To better understand the underlying neural mechanisms, we recruited young, middle-aged, and ol...