16 episodes

We might think we know what ageing is, but it’s surprisingly difficult to pin down. In this album a 70-year-old fashion model and her 17-year-old grand-daughter take part in a series of scientific tests to see whether it is possible to distinguish between them. The results give an insight into what contemporary science can tell us about what happens at the molecular, genetic, cellular, physiological and psychological level during the ageing process. This material forms part of The Open University course SD805 Issues in brain and behaviour.

Investigating ageing - for iPod/iPhone The Open University

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We might think we know what ageing is, but it’s surprisingly difficult to pin down. In this album a 70-year-old fashion model and her 17-year-old grand-daughter take part in a series of scientific tests to see whether it is possible to distinguish between them. The results give an insight into what contemporary science can tell us about what happens at the molecular, genetic, cellular, physiological and psychological level during the ageing process. This material forms part of The Open University course SD805 Issues in brain and behaviour.

    Investigating ageing

    Investigating ageing

    A short introduction to this album.

    • 53 sec
    Transcript -- Investigating ageing

    Transcript -- Investigating ageing

    A short introduction to this album.

    • video
    Young and old compared

    Young and old compared

    We stereotype old age but what are the real differences between the young and old and how do we measure them?

    • 1 min
    Transcript -- Young and old compared

    Transcript -- Young and old compared

    We stereotype old age but what are the real differences between the young and old and how do we measure them?

    • video
    Ageing and vision

    Ageing and vision

    How eyes can be studied to assess age and ageing.

    • 15 sec
    Transcript -- Ageing and vision

    Transcript -- Ageing and vision

    How eyes can be studied to assess age and ageing.

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