Psychology 3442F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Neuroplasticity, White Matter

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 3442F/G
• Professor: Dr.Ansari

Document Summary

Education changes the brain - experience dependant plasticity - changes functionally & structurally as you learn. Plasticity allows education system in rst place. Understanding how education changes the brain can inform neuroscience. Grad programs: harvard university - masters in mind, brain & education, vanderbilt, bristol, columbia - neuroscience & education, birkbek, hopkins. 45% are interested in learning about brain education. Evidence: plasticity - the capability of the brain to change in response to experience eg: maguire et al taxi drivers had to navigate through london uk without any gps. Taxi drivers had to pass the knowledge test - needed to know how to navigate from point a to point b in the shortest amount of time. Maguire invited uk taxi drivers (varying in years of experience) to scan them & volume of their brain. Is the amount of stuff in that part of the brain correlated with how many years they are drivers.