Anthony has played the piano and the drums for many years, and he holds a second-degree black belt in karate. He also does science experiments because, he says, they are "relaxing and exciting at the same time." Anthony aspires to be a neurosurgeon and hopes to develop less invasive surgical techniques. "I have wanted to help people this way for as long as I can remember."
His mentor is Ben Carson, a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins Hopsital who specializes in pediatrics and inspires Anthony to do his best.
On the news, Anthony saw stories about the need for an effective and inexpensive method for testing aging drivers' abilities. Because more people are living longer, states are seeking methods for screening older drivers. Anthony wanted to create a test that analyzed a person's multitasking ability and driving skills as he or she ages.
Anthony developed and administered stroop tests to assess his subjects' mental vitality and response when presented with many stimuli at one time. Stroop tests measure our ability to read words more quickly than we can identify colors. Anthony developed three such tests in varying levels of difficulty and administered them to 38 people of varying ages. He observed the time differences in the individuals' responses between the first and third tests and correlated that data with age, driving ability, and driving record. Anthony also administered computer-simulated driving tests to each individual. He compared data from both tests and found that as drivers aged, both their multitasking and driving abilities decreased.
