Maguire et al - Physiological approach Part 1

The aim of this study was to find out if the brain is capable of changing in response to an environmental situation, What the precise role of the hippocampus is and does the human brain respond to experiences requiring spatial memory in the same way as brains of lower mammals and birds.

The sample in this study is an opportunity sample as Maguire had to use the only taxi drivers she could. These 16 London taxi drivers had all passed the…