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Published online 4 February 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news050131-15
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Motion perception improves with age
Older observers outstrip youngsters at some visual tasks.
As people grow older, their vision can actually get better in some ways, according to a Canadian study. The findings suggest that neurological changes could help the elderly to spot small motions in otherwise uniform scenes.
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