Psychology A-Level
hippocampus and navigation
What hippocampus and navigation means in Psychology A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of hippocampus and navigation
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Reference: OCR
Licensed London taxi drivers showed more grey matter in the posterior hippocampus and less in the anterior, with the posterior difference growing the longer a driver had worked.
Topics that use hippocampus and navigation
- Section A: Core studies (OCR A-Level)
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