Structural integrity of auditory-linguistic brain networks varies with cognitive status and accounts for speech-in-noise deficits across the adult lifespan
Difficulties in speech-in-noise (SIN) comprehension are ubiquitous in the aging process. There is now growing evidence that declines in hearing function might also accelerate early cognitive decline in older listeners. Older adults’ poorer SIN abilities are related to abnormal neural representations and functional tran...