Question

Neuroscientists conducted research with taxicab drivers in London and found that taxicab drivers, who are required to have a tremendous amount of spatial and geographic knowledge, had a larger ________ than other drivers.
A. medulla
B. hypothalamus
C. reticular formations
D. hippocampus

Answer 1

Answer:

Neuroscientists conducted research with taxicab drivers in London and found that taxicab drivers, who are required to have a tremendous amount of spatial and geographic knowledge, had a larger hippocampus than other drivers.

Option D.hippocampus

Explanation:

Hippocampus is concerned with following important functions:

• Storage of new information in the memory (converting short memories into long memories)
• Comparing sensory information with what the brain expects about the world

• Enabling us to form spatial memories for investigating the environment

As the geographic knowledge and spatial knowledge is being stored in the hippocampus, the taxi driver surely have greater hippocampus than other drivers.