A Brain-Based Explanation For Why Old People Get Scammed 209
sciencehabit writes "Despite long experience with the ways of the world, older people are especially vulnerable to fraud. According to the Federal Trade Commission, up to 80% of scam victims are over 65. One explanation may lie in a brain region that serves as a built-in crook detector. Called the anterior insula, this structure — which fires up in response to the face of an unsavory character — is less active in older people, possibly making them less cagey than younger folks, a new study finds."
So they voted for Romney? (Score:2, Funny)
Just sayin'... the guy looks like such a crook; I always wondered how he could get supporters.
Isn't it obvious? (Score:5, Funny)
As we all know, the human cerebral cortex is heavily wrinkled, allowing a very large sheet of neural network to fit inside the skull.
During the aging process, the wrinkles gradually diffuse through the skull, collecting on the skin surface, and leaving the cerebral cortex much less efficiently packed. This, obviously, is why old people are wrinkly and suffer cognitive decline. What theory could be simpler or more parsimonious?
Re:Generation Gap? (Score:4, Funny)
almost brags/seems pleased that she got scammed.. I don't get it
Attention seeking behavior. Look on the bright side, decades earlier she would have been wearing miniskirts and bikinis, aren't you glad she's changed tactics?
Re:Generation Gap? (Score:0, Funny)
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That's not a good citation