{
  "id": 2004793,
  "title": "Non-Linear Dorsolateral Prefrontal Recruitment During Speech-in-Noise Perception in Aging",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/non-linear-dorsolateral-prefrontal-recruitment-during-speech-in-noise",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T00:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "bioRxiv",
    "slug": "biorxiv",
    "url": "https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.08.14.744523v1?rss=1"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Age-related speech-in-noise difficulties have been associated with increased activity in prefrontal regions. Whether this upregulation reflects adaptive compensation, neural inefficiency, or changes in task engagement as listening demands increase remains unresolved. Most studies have relied on linear contrasts of task difficulty, limiting our understanding of how the role of prefrontal…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}