News tagged with pedestrians

How memory load leaves us 'blind' to new visual information

(Medical Xpress)—Trying to keep an image we've just seen in memory can leave us blind to things we are 'looking' at, according to the results of a new study supported by the Wellcome Trust.

Neuroscience created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Almost one in three pedestrians 'distracted' by mobiles while crossing street

Almost one in three pedestrians is distracted by mobile devices while crossing busy road junctions, finds an observational study published online in Injury Prevention.

Health created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Hey, I'm over here: Men and women see things differently

USC researchers show that men and women focus on different things when paying attention and are drawn away by different types of distractions.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 31, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Pedestrian

A pedestrian is a person traveling on foot, whether walking or running. In some communities, those traveling using roller skates or skateboards are also considered to be pedestrians. In modern times, the term mostly refers to someone walking on a road or footpath, but this was not the case historically.

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