Full Description
The Auditory Brain and Age-Related Hearing Impairment provides an overview of the interaction between age-related hearing impairments and cognitive brain function. This monograph elucidates the techniques used in the connectome and other brain-network studies based on electrophysiological methods. Discussions of the manifestations of age-related hearing impairment, the causes of degradation of sound processing, compensatory changes in the human brain, and rehabilitation and intervention are included. There is currently a surge in content on aging and hearing loss, the benefits of hearing aids and implants, and the correlation between hearing loss, cognitive decline and early onset of dementia.
Given the changing demographics, treatment of age-related hearing impairment need not just be bottom-up (i.e., by amplification and/or cochlear implantation), but also top-down by addressing the impact of the changing brain on communication. The role of age-related capacity for audio-visual integration and its role in assisting treatment have only recently been investigated, thus this area needs more attention.
Contents
Section I. Manifestations of Age Related Hearing Impairment1. Hearing and the auditory brain in the elderly2. Age-related changes in auditory sensation3. Age-related changes in auditory perception4. Aging, Cognition and Dementia
Section II. Causes for Degradation of Sound Processing5. Temporal processing deficits in aging and the role of cognition6. Genetic and environmental factors in age-related hearing impairment7. Animal models of auditory aging
Section III. Compensatory Changes in the Aging Brain8. Changes in the brain connectome with age9. Age-related electrophysiological changes in the auditory brain
Section IV. Rehabilitation and Intervention10. Improving quality of life with hearing aids and cochlear implants
Appendix. A primer on auditory evoked potentials and magnetic fields
