Age-related Difficulty Recognizing Words Predicted By Brain Differences

Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 23:42 in Psychology & Sociology

Older adults may have difficulty understanding speech because of age-related changes in brain tissue, according to new research. The study shows that older adults with the most difficulty understanding spoken words had less brain tissue in a region important for speech recognition. The findings may help explain why hearing aids do not benefit all people with age-related hearing difficulties.

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