Maguire et al study

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What is the aim of Maguire?
To investigate if there are any changes in healthy brain structures when a person has well developed spatial navigation
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What is the independent variable of Maguire?
- whether subject was a taxi driver or not - correlation, time spent as a taxi driver -size of hippocampus
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What is the dependent variable of Maguire?
Volume and density of grey matter in the hippocampus
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Give the sample and details of Maguire
16, healthy right handed males, licensed London taxi drivers. Age ranged between 32-62 years old. Mean age 44
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Give the sample of the control group in Maguire
50 healthy right handed males who did NOT drive taxis
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- whether subject was a taxi driver or not - correlation, time spent as a taxi driver -size of hippocampus

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