Left Ear Hearing Predicts Functional Activity in the Brains of Patients with Alzheimer's Disease Dementia.

Alana AylwardSusan R NaiduCatherine MellumJace B KingKeith G JonesJeffrey S AndersonNorman L FosterRichard K Gurgel

Published in: The Annals of otology, rhinology, and laryngology (2020)

Correlation was noted between left sided DSI and functional connectivity in patients with AD. Auditory input from the left ear was more susceptible to impairment, suggesting that side-specific auditory input may influence central auditory processing.

Keyphrases

functional connectivity
hearing loss
resting state
working memory
cognitive decline