Why older people are less astute drivers and how the answer could help us understand depression
Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 19:00
in Mathematics & Economics
When elderly drivers get behind the wheel, they often confront the harrowing reality that they cannot easily see other cars, pedestrians, or cyclists moving around them. This frightening effect of aging, it turns out, is not necessarily a result of a reduced ability to perceive moving objects, as one might suspect, but a heightened awareness of the backdrop against which these objects move.