Successful aging of musicians: Preservation of sensorimotor regions aids audiovisual speech-in-noise perception
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adg7056
Abstract: Musicianship can mitigate age-related declines in audiovisual speech-in-noise perception. We tested whether this benefit originates from functional preservation or functional compensation by comparing fMRI responses of older musicians, older nonmusicians, and young nonmusicians identifying noise-masked… read more here.
Keywords: older nonmusicians; audiovisual speech; speech; older musicians ... See more keywords
Neural Advantages of Older Musicians Involve the Cerebellum: Implications for Healthy Aging Through Lifelong Musical Instrument Training
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DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2021.784026
Abstract: This study compared 30 older musicians and 30 age-matched non-musicians to investigate the association between lifelong musical instrument training and age-related cognitive decline and brain atrophy (musicians: mean age 70.8 years, musical experience 52.7 years;… read more here.
Keywords: age; instrument training; musical instrument; older musicians ... See more keywords