Our eyes take in a lot of information from the world, but limitations in brain processing means that we can only pay attention to a small portion of it. As a consequence we often fail to notice important information that is clearly in our field of view because our attention is focused elsewhere. One compelling [...]

1. Why Would An Older Driver Run A Red Light?
2. New Study Shows: Posit Science Brain Training Reduces Crash Risk in Older Adults by 50%
3. Safer driving by improving visual processing

Ed. note: Today we are pleased to present a guest post from Beth Tracton-Bishop, Ph.D, a gerontologist with The Hartford Advance 50 Team and an expert on aging and driver safety. Click on her name above for a full biography. Have you ever heard of the phrase “driving wellness”? It’s a relatively new term that takes [...]

1. Traffic… Why It’s Hard to Drive
2. Auto Insurance Companies, Brain Performance, and Driving Safely
3. Auto Insurance, Driving Safely and Saving Money

Recently Dr. Jerri Edwards of the University of South Florida published a paper showing that older adults who cease driving have higher mortality rates.1 You might think this can be easily explained by the fact that unhealthy people are more likely to cease driving. However, Dr. Edwards used an analytical method to take into account [...]

1. Posit Science training programs provide many real-world benefits
2. UFOV Training Reduces Medical Expenditures
3. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 1

1:38 PM: That’s it for our live blog today- Peter Delahunt will start the live blogging tomorrow morning at 8 AM for Day 2 coverage.  We hope you enjoyed the live blog and that you’ll be back tomorrow! 1:35 PM: Elkhonon Goldberg is the Chief Scientific Advisor to SharpBrains. He begins by discussing the role [...]

1. Live Blogging the SharpBrains Summit – Day 2
2. DriveSharp: Proven To Help Keep You Safe On The Road
3. Why Would An Older Driver Run A Red Light?