Sound offset-related brain potentials show retained sensory processing, but increased cognitive control activity in older adults

It has been hypothesized that age-related hearing loss is caused not only by peripheral but also central changes in the auditory system. Many studies used event-related potentials (ERPs) elicited by sound onsets to characterize the age-related differences in central auditory processing. Age-related ERP enhancements in such studies have often been interpreted in terms of elevated sensitivity to auditory stimulation. Such ERPs, however, comprise...