Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s - 3 Quarks Daily
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Why Taxi Drivers Don’t Die of Alzheimer’s - 3 Quarks Daily
Erin O’Donnell in Harvard Magazine: London cabbies are famous for knowing their way around their city’s maze of streets. To obtain a taxi license in London, drivers must pass a legendary test requiring them to memorize the names and locations of 25,000 streets, as well as landmarks and businesses. Passing the exam demands years of intensive study. This knowledge appears to affect the drivers’ brains, enlarging the hippocampus, an area responsibl…
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