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We will directly bill your insurance company and offer convenient evening and weekend appointments. 2525 Old Bronte Road, Suite #130 Palermo Professional Centre (ground floor) 905-827-8700 www.reflections-dental.ca The confusion is explained by Isabelle Boutet, an Ottawa psychology profes- sor who specializes in facial recognition. Her research focuses mainly on people aged 55 and older and their ability to recognize faces.  Facial recognition is the ability to identify someone by looking at their facial features and pairing this with information stored in our mental database - a skill most of us rely on. This ability allows us to recognize people in our day-to-day lives.  According to Professor Boutet, there are two types of facial recognition errors. The first occurs when we mistake a stranger for someone we know; the second occurs when we fail to recognize someone we ac- tually do know. Younger people make both types of errors. However, adults aged 55 and older make only one type in particu- lar - they'll think they recognize someone, when in fact, they don't know them at all. It is known that as people age, their vision worsens. Professor Boutet says vision loss plays a key role in facial recognition errors, which we often incorrectly assign to mem- ory problems. In fact,  during her research, profes- sor Boutet found  that older adults usual- ly earn a perfect score in recognizing indi- viduals  they've seen before. Older adults mistake strangers as familiar because they have so many faces stored in their memo- ries. Consequently, nearly anyone they en- counter may look like a familiar face. This is why they typically only make one type of mistake: thinking they recognize a stranger. This type of confusion can be embarrass- ing and can take a toll on an older person's self-esteem. Unfortunately, it can also dis- courage  them  from  approaching  people they truly do know, which can harm  their social network and result in isolation. Interestingly, research shows  that  old- er adults  are  better  at  recognizing faces that were smiling when they first encoun- tered them. In other words, an initial smil- ing face makes it easier for older adults to remember and recognize someone in the future.  It's likely that older adults pay more attention to faces  that  display positive emotions in  order to feel more positive  themselves, thereby increas- ing their overall sense of well-being. Vision loss  affects many  important as- pects  of an older  adult's  social  network, including their job performance and other responsibilities. Older adults who are con- fused or unable  to  perform  visual tasks in  a professional  setting  can experience embarrassment and  self-isolation,  fur-embarrassment and  self-isolation,  fur-embarrassment and  self-isolation,  fur ther harming their social network. Vision and facial recognition are essen- tial to police work, border patrol duties or eye witness testimony.  A decline in vi- sion and  facial  recognition skills  can hin- der a person's  job performance and may even force them into early retirement, po- tentially stripping them of their identity and isolating them further. Professor  Boutet  strongly  encourag-Professor  Boutet  strongly  encourag-Professor  Boutet  strongly  encourag es individuals to get their vision checked reg-es individuals to get their vision checked reg-es individuals to get their vision checked reg ularly by an optometrist and to wear their glasses in social settings. Good vision is vital  for adults over 55: it can help them avoid  mistaking  a  stranger for someone they know and initiating a cycle of confu- sion, embarrassment and isolation. - Uni- versity of Ottawa. You look familiar: Seeing isn't believing Why do we sometimes mistake people we know for strangers, or strangers for people we know? health