The implications of cognitive aging for listening and the framework for understanding effortful listening (FUEL)

Ear and Hearing

Volumn 37, Issue , 2016, Pages 44S-51S

  Phillips, Natalie A ^a  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aging; Alzheimer's disease; Attention; Cognitive assessment; Cognitive reserve; Cognitive screening; Conation; Dementia; Hearing loss; Listening effort; Mild cognitive impairment; Montreal cognitive assessment (MoCA); Neuropsychology; Processing speed; Second language processing

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE AGING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE RESERVE; HEARING; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE AGING; COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION; COGNITIVE RESERVE; HEARING LOSS; HUMANS; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 84978187244     PISSN: 01960202     EISSN: 15384667     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AUD.0000000000000309     Document Type: Conference Paper

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