Abstract
Aging-related hearing loss occurs in the auditory periphery and in the central auditory system. Two major changes are seen. First, there is a general loss of the ability of central auditory neurons to encode the fine temporal components of acoustic signals. Second, there is a downregulation of the enzymatic machinery that produces the inhibitory neurotransmitters, GABA and glycine. These two phenomena of central auditory processing and are likely related.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | The Senses |
Subtitle of host publication | A Comprehensive Reference: Volume 1-7, Second Edition |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Pages | 884-895 |
Number of pages | 12 |
Volume | 2 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9780128054093 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780128054086 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 2020 |
Keywords
- Aging
- Auditory
- Hearing loss
- Inhibition
- Synapse
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine
- General Neuroscience