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    This study examined differences in hippocampus size between taxi drivers who had extensive knowledge of London's streets ("The Knowledge") and non-taxi drivers. It found that taxi drivers had larger hippocampi, suggesting this brain region expands with extensive spatial navigation experience. Voxel-based morphometry analysis of brain scans showed gray matter increases in hippocampi of taxi drivers. Pixel counting of the scans also found hippocampi were larger in taxi drivers, indicating the effects were not due to analysis method. The results demonstrate brain plasticity and how spatial memory skills can physically change the brain.

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    This study examined differences in hippocampus size between taxi drivers who had extensive knowledge of London's streets ("The Knowledge") and non-taxi drivers. It found that taxi drivers had larger hippocampi, suggesting this brain region expands with extensive spatial navigation experience. Voxel-based morphometry analysis of brain scans showed gray matter increases in hippocampi of taxi drivers. Pixel counting of the scans also found hippocampi were larger in taxi drivers, indicating the effects were not due to analysis method. The results demonstrate brain plasticity and how spatial memory skills can physically change the brain.

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    Mcguire 2000 - Taxi Drivers Brains (The Hippocampus)

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    This study examined differences in hippocampus size between taxi drivers who had extensive knowledge of London's streets ("The Knowledge") and non-taxi drivers. It found that taxi drivers had larger hippocampi, suggesting this brain region expands with extensive spatial navigation experience. Voxel-based morphometry analysis of brain scans showed gray matter increases in hippocampi of taxi drivers. Pixel counting of the scans also found hippocampi were larger in taxi drivers, indicating the effects were not due to analysis method. The results demonstrate brain plasticity and how spatial memory skills can physically change the brain.

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    McGuire 2000 - Taxi Drivers Brains (The Hippocampus)

    1. What is the role of the hippocampus (3)

    2. What is meant by The Knowledge (2)

    3. Explain how this study used an independent groups design (4)

    4. What is meant by VBM (voxel based morphometry and explain how it was used
    in the McGuire study (4)

    5. Explain what is meant by pixel counting and why the pixel counting was
    carried out by one experienced person who did not know the identity of the
    subjects (4)

    6. What did the VBM analysis of the scans show (4)

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    7.

    What did the results of the pixel counting analysis of the results show (4)

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    8.

    What is meant by brain plasticity (2)

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    9.

    Outline two main strengths of the experimental method in this study (4)

    10. Consider one way in which the understanding gained from this study could be
    used in a real life application (2)

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