Neuropsych tweeps: That famous study showing London cabbies have larger hippocampi is held up as an example of massive brain plasticity on a macro scale - has it held up?
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Replying to @WiringTheBrain
It might not hold up now as smart phones reduce the necessity to recall streets maps.
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Replying to @jslbutler @WiringTheBrain
Sure, but cabbies aren't using GPS. So if anything because of smartphones you should see, if the effect is real, cabbies even more different to non-cabbies. https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/taxis-and-private-hire/licensing/learn-the-knowledge-of-london …
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