Recalling Routes Around London : Activation Of The Right Hippocampus In Taxi Drivers Flashcards

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Hypothesis of the study

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1) Are the same regions activated for semantictopographical memories retrieval
2) What brain regions is activated during recalling famous landmarks?
3) Are the same regions activated during topographical and non-topographical memory retrieval?

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What is the aim of the study?

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To investigate whether there are specific brain regions that are responsible for semantic topographical memory; whether there were brain functioning differences between tasks that involved topographical or non-topographical memories; and if these two types of memories were affected by whether the memory was a sequence of logical events or not

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Sample of the study

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  • 11 right handed qualified and licensed male taxi drivers
  • Average age of 45 years old
  • None neurological illness
  • Shortest time was 3 years
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Method of the study

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Lab experiment

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Design of the study

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Repeated measure design

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IV & DV of the study

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IV : Memory type
- Topographical VS Non-topographical 
IV2 : Sequencing 
- Sequentials VS Non-sequential
DV : Images of PET scan (to show activity of the brain regions)
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Apparatus

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  • A London route (from Grosvenor Square to Elephant and Castle)
  • World famous landmarks
  • Films with plots
  • Films with still frames
  • A PET scan
  • Intraveneous H2^15O and saline flush
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Controls of the study

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Landmarks - New places the drivers have never visited before
Films drivers had seen at least 5 times, so that they are all fimiliar with
Scanner procedure was the same for all ps
Injection given was the same
Ps were blindfolded
A pilot study was done (to non ps taxi drivers) to ensure all task and equipment were fit for purpose

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Procedure

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Complete the pre-questionnaires

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