Neural attentional filters and behavioural outcome follow independent individual trajectories over the adult life span
Published: Feb. 15, 2024
Preserved
communication
abilities
promote
healthy
aging.
To
this
end,
the
age-typical
loss
of
sensory
acuity
might
in
part
be
compensated
for
by
an
individual’s
preserved
attentional
neural
filtering.
Is
such
a
compensatory
brain–behaviour
link
longitudinally
stable?
Can
it
predict
individual
change
listening
behaviour?
We
here
show
that
behaviour
and
filtering
ability
follow
largely
independent
developmental
trajectories
modelling
electroencephalographic
behavioural
data
N
=
105
aging
individuals
(39–82
yrs).
First,
despite
expected
decline
hearing-
threshold–derived
acuity,
listening-task
performance
proved
stable
over
2
years.
Second,
were
correlated
only
within
each
separate
measurement
timepoint
(T1,
T2).
Longitudinally,
however,
our
results
raise
caution
on
attention-guided
metrics
as
predictors
behaviour:
Neither
at
T1
nor
its
two-year
could
change,
under
combination
strategies.
Language: Английский
Neural attentional filters and behavioural outcome follow independent individual trajectories over the adult life span
bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory),
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 7, 2023
Abstract
Preserved
communication
abilities
promote
healthy
aging.
To
this
end,
the
age-typical
loss
of
sensory
acuity
might
in
part
be
compensated
for
by
an
individual’s
preserved
attentional
neural
filtering.
Is
such
a
compensatory
brain–behaviour
link
longitudinally
stable?
Can
it
predict
individual
change
listening
behaviour?
We
here
show
that
behaviour
and
filtering
ability
follow
largely
independent
developmental
trajectories
modelling
electroencephalographic
behavioural
data
N
=
105
aging
individuals
(39–82
yrs).
First,
despite
expected
decline
hearing-
threshold–derived
acuity,
listening-task
performance
proved
stable
over
2
years.
Second,
were
correlated
only
within
each
separate
measurement
timepoint
(T1,
T2).
Longitudinally,
however,
our
results
raise
caution
on
attention-guided
metrics
as
predictors
behaviour:
Neither
at
T1
nor
its
two-year
could
change,
under
combination
strategies.
Language: Английский
Neural attentional filters and behavioural outcome follow independent individual trajectories over the adult life span
Published: Nov. 28, 2023
Preserved
communication
abilities
promote
healthy
aging.
To
this
end,
the
age-typical
loss
of
sensory
acuity
might
in
part
be
compensated
for
by
an
individual’s
preserved
attentional
neural
filtering.
Is
such
a
compensatory
brain–behaviour
link
longitudinally
stable?
Can
it
predict
individual
change
listening
behaviour?
We
here
show
that
behaviour
and
filtering
ability
follow
largely
independent
developmental
trajectories
modelling
electroencephalographic
behavioural
data
N=105
aging
individuals
(39–82
yrs).
First,
despite
expected
decline
acuity,
listening-task
performance
proved
remarkably
stable
over
2
years.
Second,
were
correlated
only
within
each
separate
measurement
(T1,
T2).
Longitudinally,
however,
our
results
raise
caution
on
attention-guided
metrics
as
predictors
behaviour:
Neither
at
T1
nor
its
T1–T2
could
two-year
change,
under
combination
strategies.
Language: Английский