Acquiring “the Knowledge” of London's Layout Drives Structural Brain Changes

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2011.11.018

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DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2011.11.018

Acquiring “the Knowledge” of London's Layout Drives Structural Brain Changes

Published Dec 20, 2011 · K. Woollett, E. Maguire

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Key takeawayAdults who learn the complex layout of London's streets while training to become licensed taxi drivers experience selective increases in gray matter volume in their posterior hippocampi and changes in their memory profile.

PopulationOlder adults (50-71 years)

Sample size24

MethodsObservational

OutcomesBody Mass Index projections

ResultsSocial networks mitigate obesity in older groups.

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