It is widely reported that fear of falling (FOF) has a profound and largely detrimental effect on
balance performance in older adults. However, the mechanisms by which FOF influence …

Given the increasing size of the older adult population in many countries, there is a pressing
need to identify the nature of aging-related vision impairments, their underlying …

Many but not all cognitive abilities decline during ageing. Some even improve due to lifelong
experience. The critical capacities of attention and executive functions have been widely …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are developmental disorders which are thought primarily
to affect social functioning. However, there is now a growing body of evidence that unusual …

The authors investigated the effect of action gaming on the spatial distribution of attention.
The authors used the flanker compatibility effect to separately assess center and peripheral …

1-2 Handbook of Driving Simulation for Engineering, Medicine, and Psychology© 2011 by
Taylor & Francis Group, LLC is is an exciting time for researchers using driving simulators. In …

“A grave problem that developed in New Hampshire… now has all the motor-vehicle
commissioners of the eastern states in a wax. It's whether radios should be allowed on cars …

Recent evidence is reviewed to examine relations among sensory, sensorimotor, and
cognitive aging. Age-heterogeneous cross-sectional data sets show substantial covariation …

With the increasing aging of the population, the number of older drivers is rising. Driving is a
significant factor for quality of life and independence concerning social and working life. On …

Young adult and older readers' eye movements were recorded as they read sentences
containing target words that varied in frequency or predictability. In addition, half of the …