Successful aging of musicians: Preservation of sensorimotor regions aids audiovisual speech-in-noise perception
Musicianship can mitigate age-related declines in audiovisual speech-in-noise perception.
We tested whether this benefit originates from functional preservation or functional …
We tested whether this benefit originates from functional preservation or functional …
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 …
compromising our ability to hear. While understanding speech in noise is a challenge for …
Musical experience strengthens the neural representation of sounds important for communication in middle-aged adults
Older adults frequently complain that while they can hear a person talking, they cannot
understand what is being said; this difficulty is exacerbated by background noise. Peripheral …
understand what is being said; this difficulty is exacerbated by background noise. Peripheral …
Musical training orchestrates coordinated neuroplasticity in auditory brainstem and cortex to counteract age-related declines in categorical vowel perception
GM Bidelman, C Alain - Journal of Neuroscience, 2015 - Soc Neuroscience
Musicianship in early life is associated with pervasive changes in brain function and
enhanced speech-language skills. Whether these neuroplastic benefits extend to older …
enhanced speech-language skills. Whether these neuroplastic benefits extend to older …
The effects of short-term musical training on the neural processing of speech-in-noise in older adults
Experienced musicians outperform non-musicians in understanding speech-in-noise (SPIN).
The benefits of lifelong musicianship endure into older age, where musicians experience …
The benefits of lifelong musicianship endure into older age, where musicians experience …
Musical experience offsets age-related decline in understanding speech-in-noise: type of training does not matter, working memory is the key
Objectives: Speech comprehension under “cocktail party” scenarios deteriorates with age
even in the absence of measurable hearing loss. Musical training is suggested to counteract …
even in the absence of measurable hearing loss. Musical training is suggested to counteract …
Enhanced attention-dependent activity in the auditory cortex of older musicians
Musical training improves auditory processing abilities, which correlates with neuro-plastic
changes in exogenous (input-driven) and endogenous (attention-dependent) components of …
changes in exogenous (input-driven) and endogenous (attention-dependent) components of …
Musicianship-related structural and functional cortical features are preserved in elderly musicians
OG Rus-Oswald, J Benner, J Reinhardt… - Frontiers in aging …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Professional musicians are a model population for exploring basic auditory
function, sensorimotor and multisensory integration, and training-induced neuroplasticity …
function, sensorimotor and multisensory integration, and training-induced neuroplasticity …
Musical training sharpens and bonds ears and tongue to hear speech better
Y Du, RJ Zatorre - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 2017 - National Acad Sciences
The idea that musical training improves speech perception in challenging listening
environments is appealing and of clinical importance, yet the mechanisms of any such …
environments is appealing and of clinical importance, yet the mechanisms of any such …
Neural advantages of older musicians involve the cerebellum: implications for healthy aging through lifelong musical instrument training
M Yamashita, C Ohsawa, M Suzuki, X Guo… - Frontiers in Human …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study compared 30 older musicians and 30 age-matched non-musicians to investigate
the association between lifelong musical instrument training and age-related cognitive …
the association between lifelong musical instrument training and age-related cognitive …