Maguire et al. (2000) Taxi Drivers

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what was Maguire’s theme?

brain plasticity → the brain changing and adapting overtime due to experiences

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what were the aims of Magiure’s study?

  • to see if structural changes could be detected in the brains of taxi drivers (people with extensive experience of spatial navigation)

  • to see if there is a correlation between length of taxi driving experience and measure of grey matter volume, this will show the extent of brain plasticity

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what was the sample for group 1?

  • 16 male participants

  • all taxi drivers

  • all right handed

  • healthy

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what is the sample for group 2?

  • 50 male particpants

  • do not drive taxi’s

  • all right handed

  • healthy