title: Forum on the Brain and Hearing Aids.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to introduce and provide an overview of the 3 articles presented in the invited forum "The Brain and Hearing Aids."
  
  
  METHODS
  The main ideas of the articles presented by the 3 panelists are identified, and a commentary is provided to synthesize the ideas.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Benefits from hearing aids and auditory training entail higher-level cortical and cognitive processing involved in categorizing and remembering sound. New approaches to predicting, designing, and evaluating technological and behavioral interventions will need to consider the brain and not just the ears of listeners.
authors: M Kathleen
authors: MK
authors: Pichora-Fuller
mesh_terms: D001307:Auditory Perception; D001921:Brain; D003071:Cognition; D012048:Correction of Hearing Impairment; D006310:Hearing Aids; D034381:Hearing Loss / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D006801:Humans