Susanne Jaeggi and Aaron Seitz

Sponsor: National Institute of Aging

Following the Sound of Music – Comparing the Effects of Music vs. Non-Music Based Interventions on Auditory and Cognitive Processing in Older Adults

Development of an infrastructure of interoperability for replicability and robustness across cognitive training trials for brain aging. Specific Aim (s): Aim 1: Develop and test feasibility and acceptability of music and control interventions and assessments targeting auditory processing and cognition. We will develop a novel attention-based music intervention that targets skills typically developed with formal instrumental training. Aim 2: Test for intervention-specific improvements in speech-in-competition in older adults. Aim 3: Determine whether experimental and control interventions differentially impact auditory processing, attention, and working memory, and how these changes in turn may mediate improvements in speech-in-competition.