Draganski⭐ Flashcards
1
Q
Year
A
2004
2
Q
Aim
A
See if learning a new skill would have an effect on the brain
3
Q
Sample
A
24 volunteer non-jugglers
20-24
21 were female
4
Q
Procedure
A
- MRI Scan done
- Allocated to juggler or non-juggler
- 3 ball juggling routine practice
- when mastered, 2nd MRI done
- told to stop
- 3 months later, 3rd MRI done
- control got MRI scans but did not juggle
5
Q
Results/Conclusion
A
Voxel based morphometry (VBM) (measure density of grey matter)
- jugglers had increased neural density (grey matter) in temporal lobe
- decreased when task forgotten
- non jugglers had no change in grey matter
