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Adult Brains Grow From Specialist Use
Xemu writes "Researchers at University College of London's Institute of Neurology have discovered that taxi drivers grow more brain cells in the area associated with memory. Dr Eleanor Maguire says, 'We believe the brain increased in gray matter volume because of the huge amount of data memorized.' She warns against the use of GPS and says it will possibly affect the brain changes seen in this study. This research is the first to show that the brains of adults can grow in response to specialist use." London cabbies, unlike their American counterparts, have to learn the layout of streets and the locations of thousands of places of interest in order to get a license.
If you train it and work with it it will grow and remain strong.
... not sure how it ever got that way.
My right arm and wrist are stronger than my left
"London cabbies, unlike their American counterparts, have to learn the layout of streets and the locations of thousands of places of interest in order to get a licence."
I fell pretty lucky when I can find a cabbie in the US that speaks the language so I can tell them directions to where I want to go.
Well that's good news because now I can say that playing MTG and Guild Wars and reading comic books has been simply to increase my brain size. Nothing to do with being a huge nerd. Oh, wait.
I like basketball!!1!
"If you train it and work with it it will grow and remain strong."
And for everyone else, there's Viagra.
I've found my Bullshit Lobe doubling in size since I entered the corporate world.
Table-ized A.I.
What, are you trying to tell me you don't put both to good use? That's so boring.
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