Music Training and Education Slow the Deterioration of Music Perception Produced by Presbycusis in the Elderly

The perception of music depends on the normal function of the peripheral and central auditory system. Aged subjects without hearing loss have altered music perception, including pitch and temporal features. Presbycusis or age-related hearing loss is a frequent condition in elderly people, produced b...

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Main Authors: Felipe N. Moreno-Gómez, Guillermo Véliz, Marcos Rojas, Cristián Martínez, Rubén Olmedo, Felipe Panussis, Alexies Dagnino-Subiabre, Carolina Delgado, Paul H. Delano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnagi.2017.00149/full