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The Auditory Brain and Age-Related Hearing Impairment

  • Book

  • January 2019
  • Elsevier Science and Technology
  • ID: 4612901

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.

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Table of Contents

Section I. Manifestations of Age Related Hearing Impairment 1. Hearing and the auditory brain in the elderly 2. Age-related changes in auditory sensation 3. Age-related changes in auditory perception 4. Aging, Cognition and Dementia

Section II. Causes for Degradation of Sound Processing 5. Temporal processing deficits in aging and the role of cognition 6. Genetic and environmental factors in age-related hearing impairment 7. Animal models of auditory aging

Section III. Compensatory Changes in the Aging Brain 8. Changes in the brain connectome with age 9. Age-related electrophysiological changes in the auditory brain

Section IV. Rehabilitation and Intervention 10. Improving quality of life with hearing aids and cochlear implants

Appendix. A primer on auditory evoked potentials and magnetic fields

Authors

Jos J. Eggermont Emeritus Professor, Departments of Physiology, Pharmacology and Psychology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada. Dr. Jos J. Eggermont is an Emeritus Professor in the Departments of Physiology and Pharmacology, and Psychology at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Dr. Eggermont is one of the most renowned scientists in the field of the auditory system and his work has contributed substantially to the current knowledge about hearing loss. His research comprises most aspects of audition with an emphasis on the electrophysiology of the auditory system in experimental animals. He has published over 225 scientific articles, authored/edited 10 books, and contributed to over 100 book chapters all focusing on the auditory system.