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  • 1Correspondence should be addressed to Vera Lawo, Institute of Psychology, Cognitive and Experimental Psychology, RWTH Aachen University, Jägerstr. 17/19, D-52066 Aachen, Germany.

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Healthy aging does not impair the ability to intentionally switch auditory attention between speakers. Auditory attention switching costs were similar in young and older adults, suggesting preserved cognitive flexibility.

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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Psychology
  • Neuroscience of Aging
  • Auditory Perception

Background:

  • Selective listening involves directing auditory attention.
  • Task-switching paradigms assess cognitive flexibility.
  • Aging can impact various cognitive functions, including attention.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate age-related differences in intentionally switching auditory attention.
  • To examine how cue-stimulus interval affects auditory attention switching costs.
  • To determine if older adults exhibit deficits in auditory attention switching compared to younger adults.

Main Methods:

  • A novel dichotic selective listening task with task-switching was employed.
  • Young (mean age 23.2) and older (mean age 66.6) adults performed auditory categorization.
  • Auditory attention switches were cued with varying short or long intervals.

Main Results:

  • Performance costs were observed with instructed attention switches.
  • Auditory attention switch costs decreased with longer cue-stimulus intervals.
  • Older adults were slower but not more error-prone; switching effects were comparable across age groups.

Conclusions:

  • Intentional auditory attention switching is not compromised in healthy aging.
  • Age-related differences in auditory processing may be modality-specific.
  • Cognitive flexibility in auditory selective listening is maintained in older adults.