What is it about?
The biological process of aging and age-related hearing loss is intriguing. This research showed that the task-free resting-state functional connectivity has been impacted by aging and age-related hearing decline.
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Why is it important?
Age-related hearing loss has impacted the quality of life of many elderly people. Our results indicate the brain connectivity changes related to both aging and age-related hearing decline. Our findings suggest that the impacts of age-related hearing decline on brain connectivity, occurring without an external task, took place before age-related hearing decline becomes severe. Therefore, the task-free imaging scan may be useful for early identification of individuals with hearing decline.
Perspectives
This peer-reviewed journal article came from a Master thesis project from a Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) student. The whole mentoring experience was both challenging and rewarding.
Yingying Wang
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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This page is a summary of: Age-Related Hearing Decline and Resting-State Networks, American Journal of Audiology, September 2025, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA),
DOI: 10.1044/2025_aja-25-00025.
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