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Thomas Lunner’s research has given improved hearing to millions of people with impaired hearing. He has been chosen as one of this year’s Alumni of the Year.

Many senior citizens are affected by age-related hearing loss. The disorder often impairs speech perception, which leads to social isolation and depression, but it is also an important modifiable risk factor for cognitive decline and dementia.

A collaboration with LiU researchers and Danish company Oticon has paved the way for a paradigm shift in hearing rehabilitation. World-leading knowledge gives tailored hearing aids, and thus a higher quality of life for those with impaired hearing.

Scientists from all around the world meet every two years in Linköping to discuss the latest research in the field of Cognitive hearing science.

We are investigating how the brain copes with indistinct signs at different levels of memory load and how memory processing changes over time.

Our research is about Cognitive hearing science.

The purpose of this project is to investigate the kind of noisy environments encountered by older people and which particular real-life situations they find most challenging.

How are our brains affected by the increased flow of information, and how can young people avoid the negative mental health effects of the information society? These questions were discussed in a panel discussion where LiU participated.

When we are busy with something that requires the use of sight, the brain reduces hearing to make it easy for us. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by researchers from Linköping University in collaboration with others.

The hearing science group at LiU conduct research in several areas such as hearing physiology, diagnosis of hearing loss, rehabilitation and intervention, hearing aids and cochlear implants, and digital signal processing.