A sound link: Hearing, neurogenesis, and cognition.

Lao, Zheng-Kai; Xu, Nan-Jie · Cell Stem Cell · 2026

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Abstract

Hearing loss has been considered one of the key risk factors for cognitive decline and dementia. Liu et al.<sup>1</sup> establish a causal link between hearing activity, hippocampal neurogenesis, and cognitive function and identify the locus coeruleus-norepinephrine system as the mediator.

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