When the Brain Activity of London Taxi Drivers Was Recorded

question 4

Multiple Choice

When the brain activity of London taxi drivers was recorded using PET while they described driving specific routes, a selective activation was observed in the:

• A) right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.
• B) left and right hippocampi.
• C) left hippocampus.
• D) right hippocampus.

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