Hearing, -amyloid deposition and cognitive test performance in Black and White older adults: the ARIC-PET Study.
Jennifer A DealKening JiangAndreea RawlingsA Richey SharrettNicholas S ReedDavid S KnopmanThomas MosleyDean WongYun ZhouFrank R LinRebecca F GottesmanPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2023)
Amyloid is not associated with hearing, suggesting that pathways linking hearing and cognition are independent of this pathognomonic Alzheimer's-related brain change. This is the first study to show that the impact of hearing loss on cognition may be stronger in Black vs. White adults.