Plasticity

Question 1

What is plasticity?

Answer 1

The brain’s ability to change and adapt according to new experiences and new learning

Question 2

What does this mean for existing neural connections?

Answer 2

Plasticity means existing neural connections can change/new neural connections can form, resulting from new experiences

Question 3

Who did the research into london taxi drivers using MRI scans?

Answer 3

Maguire et al

Question 4

Outline the research by Maguire et al

Answer 4

There were 16 london taxi drivers as participants and MAGUIRE USED MRI scans to study their brains.

Question 5

What were Maguire’s findings?

Answer 5

Maguire found significantly more grey matter in the posterior hippocampus than in the matched control group. This part is associated with the development of social and navigational skills. Maguire found