Plasisity
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As a result of real life experiences
As people gain new experiences, nerve pathways develop stringer when used frequently. There is also a constant decline with age. Boyke found evidence of brain plasticity in a 60 year old when being taught a new skill - he found increased grey matter in the visual cortex
Playing video games
Kuhn found an increase in grey matter in those who played video games consistently. Suggests new synaptic connections were made in spatial navigation, strategic planning and motor performance
Meditation
Tibetan monks - greater gamma waved in monks
Meditation
Tibetan monks - greater gamma waved in monks
A03: Animal support
Kemperman - suggested an enriched environment could alter neurons. Increased neurons were found in rats in a complex environment rather than a lab rat
A03: Human studies
Maguire - Taxi driver, found a larger hippocampus