Presentation description

Around two thirds of older adults experience hearing loss, which can make listening to conversation very fatiguing. Because this fatigue can cause older adults to withdraw socially, it has important implications for their health. The current study seeks to explore the relationship between background noise and the cognitive resources allocated toward comprehending speech--known as listening effort (LE)--through the use of electroencephalography (EEG) and alpha waves, a type of neural oscillation.