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ArticleScientific reports2024

Interconnected declines in audition vision and cognition in healthy aging.

Mais Abbas, Sarit F A Szpiro, Hanin Karawani

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 authors.

Mais AbbasDepartment of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.ORCID 0009-0009-6988-8662
Sarit F A Szpiro *Department of Special Education, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel.ORCID 0000-0001-7814-0757
Hanin Karawani *Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Faculty of Social Welfare and Health Sciences, University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel. hkarawani@staff.haifa.ac.il.ORCID 0000-0003-1346-8502

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Israel Science Foundation 1198/22Israel Science Foundation 2031/22
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Age-related sensory declines are unavoidable and closely linked to decreased visual, auditory, and cognitive functions. However, the interrelations of these declines remain poorly understood. Despite extensive studies in each domain, shared age-related characteristics are complex and may not consistently manifest direct relationships at the individual level. We investigated the link between visual and auditory perceptual declines in healthy aging and their relation to cognitive function using six psychophysical and three cognitive tasks. Eighty young and older healthy adults participated, revealing a general age-related decline. Young adults consistently outperformed older adults in all tasks. Critically, the performance in visual tasks significantly correlated with performance in auditory tasks in older adults. This suggests a domain-general decline in perception, where declines in vision are related to declines in audition within individuals. Additionally, perceptual performance in older adults decreased monotonically year by year. Working memory performance significantly correlated with perceptual performance across both age groups and modalities, further supporting the hypothesis of a domain-general decline. These findings highlight the complex and interconnected nature of sensory and cognitive declines in aging, providing a foundation for future translational research focused on enhancing cognitive and perceptual abilities to promote healthy aging and ultimately improve the quality of life for older adults.

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Auditory PerceptionCognitionHealthy AgingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAgingFemaleHearingHumansMaleMemory, Short-TermMiddle AgedVision, OcularVisual PerceptionYoung AdultAgingAuditory perceptionDomain-generalVisual perceptionWorking memory

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PMID39730569
PMCPMC11680815

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