We use behavioural and multimodal neuroimaging approaches to understand the mechanisms that shape auditory aging and everyday communication.
Our research investigates the neurobiological mechanisms associated with age-related difficulties understanding speech, particularly in noisy and complex listening environments. We combine controlled laboratory experiments with more naturalistic and conversational approaches to understand how auditory and neural processes operate in everyday life.
We are particularly interested in why auditory aging differs across individuals and in the biological, cognitive, and experiential factors that contribute to these differences. We also investigate strategies that may support successful communication across adulthood, including hearing technologies and musical experience.
This study examines how dorsolateral prefrontal cortex recruitment changes with listening demand in younger and older adults during speech-in-noise perception.
View the preprintMAAX Lab officially opened on July 1, 2026, at the University of Ottawa. We look forward to building our research program and advancing our work on the mechanisms that shape auditory aging and everyday communication.