Brain Changes May Help Explain Why Old People Get Scammed | Wired Science | Wired.com

Brain Changes May Help Explain Why Old People Get Scammed | Wired Science | Wired.com:

 "Despite long experience with the ways of the world, older people are especially vulnerable to fraud. According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), up to 80 percent of scam victims are over 65. One explanation may lie in a brain region that serves as a built-in crook detector. Called the anterior insula, this structure — which fires up in response to the face of an unsavory character — is less active in older people, possibly making them less cagey than younger folks, a new study finds."