Plasisity

Question 1

As a result of real life experiences

Answer 1

As people gain new experiences, nerve pathways develop stringer when used frequently.
There is also a constant decline with age.
Boyke found evidence of brain plasticity in a 60 year old when being taught a new skill - he found increased grey matter in the visual cortex

Question 2

Playing video games

Answer 2

Kuhn found an increase in grey matter in those who played video games consistently.
Suggests new synaptic connections were made in spatial navigation, strategic planning and motor performance

Question 3

Meditation

Answer 3

Tibetan monks - greater gamma waved in monks

Question 4

Meditation

Answer 4

Tibetan monks - greater gamma waved in monks

Question 5

A03: Animal support

Answer 5

Kemperman - suggested an enriched environment could alter neurons. Increased neurons were found in rats in a complex environment rather than a lab rat

Question 6

A03: Human studies

Answer 6

Maguire - Taxi driver, found a larger hippocampus