Lifelong musician volunteers wanted for a research study on musical training, noise exposure, hearing, and brain function.
We want to understand how noise exposure and musical training affects hearing and brain function as people age. Participants will take part in a two-week study. Participation will include hearing assessments, measures of brain function, and noise exposure assessments. To assess daily noise exposure, participants will wear a small device for 2 weeks that measures exposure to music/noise across daily listening activities and complete a journal on their activities.
To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:
- You are between 40-69 years of age
- You have had musical training and/or participated in musical ensemble/groups continually since childhood
- You are a native English speaker
- You have normal hearing
- You are in good medical health
Participation will require travel to the Phillips Communication Sciences Building on the Storrs Campus of the University of Connecticut for two testing sessions (each lasting ~ 2-2.5 hours).
As compensation for participating in the study, participants will receive up to $250.
If interested, follow this link to find out if you meet the study eligibility criteria.
This research is conducted through IRB # H22-0060, under the direction of Dr. Erika Skoe of the Department of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.
To learn more, contact us by email at noisestudy.research@uconn.edu
For more information, contact: Auditory Brain Research Lab at noisestudy.research@uconn.edu