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