Facial Recognition Slows With Age

Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 17:49 in Psychology & Sociology

Identifying a face can be difficult when it is shown for only a fraction of a second but young adults have a distinct advantage over elderly people in those conditions, say researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Neuroscience, who found indications that elderly people have reduced perception speed. read more

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