plascity Flashcards
what is plasicity
it describes the brain tendancy to change and adapt as a result of expericing and new learning.
functional recovery
is the transfer of functions from a damages area of the brain after trauma to other undamaged areas
a form of a plasticity.
Maguire et al
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
kuhn
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.