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Study says that damage to the prefrontal cortex in older adults can increase susceptibility to fraud and scams, which may be related to why older people share m
by arayh 8y ago
Study says that damage to the prefrontal cortex in older adults can increase susceptibility to fraud and scams, which may be related to why older people share more fake news.
[source] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971060/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4971060/
- Eli_P 8y agoYou can search for J. Rogan with Robert Sapolsky podcast where doc said that either prefrontal or orbitofrontal cortex finishes developing at ~25 years old, so brain can learn about environment and extrapolate accumulated experience later throughout life. I think age bias is not appropriate, because youngsters could consume propaganda with memes, feeds and games as well, just through the different medium. What matters here is anxiety level and/or IQ.
- arayh 8y agoAdmittedly, there is definitely a precedent for youngsters who fall for fake news. I am reminded that a number of under-65s thought they could charge their iPhone in a household microwave, even though you would think that common sense would dictate otherwise. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2768976/Emergency-services-forced-step-iPhone-users-fall-internet-prank-explains-use-microwave-charge-phone.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2768976/Emergency-s...
- neuronexmachina 8y agoWoah, very interesting study, thanks for sharing.
- chaostheory 8y agoAnxiety can also increase for older adults https://www.livescience.com/8452-anxiety-increase-age.html https://www.livescience.com/8452-anxiety-increase-age.html (I can't find the original papers)