If I remember right it was an explanation for why so many elderly folks fall for scams. Their ability to parse grifters declines, literally a part of the brain

If I remember right it was an explanation for why so many elderly folks fall for scams. Their ability to parse grifters declines, literally a part of the brain related to trust declines as we get much older. Here is some discussion in Scientific American https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-older-adults-are-too-trusting/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-older-adults-...