Specificity of Age-Related Differences in Eye-Gaze Following: Evidence From Social and Nonsocial Stimuli

Discussion.
Taken together these findings suggest older adults do not use eye-gaze cues to engage in joint attention, and have specific social difficulties decoding critical information from the eye region.

Source: Journals of Gerontology: Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences - December 16, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Authors: Slessor, G., Venturini, C., Bonny, E. J., Insch, P. M., Rokaszewicz, A., Finnerty, A. N. Tags: Original Research Report Source Type: research