Improved Speech in Noise Perception in the Elderly After 6 Months of Musical Instruction

Improved Speech in Noise Perception in the Elderly After 6 Months of Musical Instruction

Understanding speech in background noise poses a challenge in daily communication, which is a particular problem among the elderly. Although musical expertise has often been suggested to be a contributor to speech intelligibility, the associations are mostly correlative. In the present multisite stu...

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Main Authors: Florian Worschech, Damien Marie, Kristin Jünemann, Christopher Sinke, Tillmann H. C. Krüger, Michael Großbach, Daniel S. Scholz, Laura Abdili, Matthias Kliegel, Clara E. James, Eckart Altenmüller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
Subjects:
speech in noise
musical training
speech processing
hearing
auditory functioning
elderly
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnins.2021.696240/full

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