Researchers from the SUNY Plattsburgh Department of Psychology are nearing completion of a 6 month AI project aimed at identifying the psychological mechanisms responsible for the pro aging trance.  The manuscript is currently in preparation, and incorporates a novel model for the pro aging trance, based around classical terror management theory and learned helplessness.

SENS Foundation Academic Coordinator Kelsey Moody said, "This project is invaluable to our understanding of the public's perception of aging."