«Breaking News» Why it's harder to lie as you get older: Elderly people are unable to tell a convincing fib

Old people lack the mental ability to lie convincingly, scientists have found. 

The decline in cognitive function due to ageing means they are unable to keep track of their falsehoods. 

A study has found that 20-year-olds are far better at maintaining a web of deceit and lying convincingly than 70-year-olds. 

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Old people lack the mental ability to lie convincingly, scientists have found. The decline in cognitive function due to ageing means they are unable to keep track of their falsehoods (stock)

Researchers from Brandeis University in the US published the research in the journal Brain and Cognition.

The study found no performance differences in a person's memory between telling the truth and lying.  

Older people did however exhibit reduced levels of memory accuracy for information they lied about, the researchers claim. 

The study authors suggest this implies that lying requires cognitive control, which tends to decline as we age.  

Participants in the study were made to lie by falsely describing something they hadn't seen. 

They were divided in two two groups - young and old - with a median age of 75 and 20.  

The decline in cognitive function due to ageing means the elderly are unable to keep track of their lies, according to a new study from Brandeis University (stock)

This process relies heavily on complex mental processes to produce a realistic response which is more challenging for older people. 

For grannies hoping to get away with a fib, the repercussions of lying may far outweigh the benefits of a little white lie. 

However, the study's authors note that lying by denial (feigning amnesia, for example) may be less taxing on the brain.

WHAT IS AN EEG AND HOW DOES IT WORK?

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a recording of brain activity which was originally developed for clinical use.

During the test, small sensors are attached to the scalp to pick up the electrical signals produced when brain cells send messages to each other. 

In the medical field, EEGs are typically carried out by a highly trained specialist known as a clinical neurophysiologist.

These signals are recorded by a machine and are analysed by a medical professional to determine whether they're unusual.

An EEG can be used to help diagnose and monitor a number of conditions that affect the brain.

It may help identify the cause of certain symptoms, such as seizures or memory problems.

More recently, technology companies have used the technique to create brain-computer interfaces, sometimes referred to as 'mind-reading' devices.

This has led to the creation and design of a number of futuristic sounding gadgets.

These have ranged from a machine that can decipher words from brainwaves without them being spoken to a headband design that would let computer users open apps using the power of thought.

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