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Can long-term musical training protect against age related upregulation of neural activity in speech in noise perception?

Based on recent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies, long-term musical training builds significant cognitive reserve, actively mitigating age-related neurological changes during auditory tasks. This expertise can powerfully influence whether and how the aging brain responds to challenging tasks, addressing the question: Can long-term musical training protect against age related upregulation of neural activity in speech in noise perception?