Topic: musical experience

Hearing loss is highly prevalent among the elderly and significantly alters peripheral and central auditory processing, which are essential for music perception. A literature review from our lab suggests that musical activities can positively influence music perception in older adults. However, most of the studies surveyed measured neither their participants’ hearing threshold nor their musical experience. The goal of this project was to investigate the impact of musical experience, hearing loss and age and the interaction between these variables on music perception. 54 older adults aged 60 to