plascity

Question 1

what is plasicity

Answer 1

it describes the brain tendancy to change and adapt as a result of expericing and new learning.

Question 2

functional recovery

Answer 2

is the transfer of functions from a damages area of the brain after trauma to other undamaged areas
a form of a plasticity.

Question 3

Maguire et al

Answer 3

to examine whether structural changes could be detected in the brains of people with extensive experince of spatial navigations.
m- mri scans were obtained from 16 male london taxi drivers - all been driving for more than a year.
50 scans off men who didnt drive taxis = results compared
f- increase in grey matter found in taxi drivers . the increased volume was found in the posterior hippocampus.

the longer they have been in the job the bigger the increase
in conclusion -
the results provide support the idea of BP and suggest that experince can chnage the structure of the brain

Question 4

kuhn

Answer 4

investigated the differenve in adolesences cortial thickeness. in comparison to who plays vid games and who doesnt.
mri scans were used , a control group were compared to the play group.
super mario for 30 minutes everyday for 2 months.
he found increase grey matter spatial nav , working mem motor performance
conclusion this demostrates plasticty in the brain.