According to a study by Maguire and his colleagues, which part of a taxi driver's brain is more likely to be larger than normal, and why?
A) frontal lobe; quick motor reactions
B) hippocampus; greater and more accurate representations of the spatial world
C) cerebellum; quick motor reactions
D) thalamus; greater and more accurate representations of the spatial world

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The study by Maguire and colleagues found that the hippocampus of London taxi drivers was larger than normal, which suggests that they had greater and more accurate representations of the spatial world. The hippocampus is a part of the brain involved in spatial memory and navigation, and it is known to be more active in taxi drivers when they navigate through familiar routes.

According to a Study by Maguire and His Colleagues, Which