Hippocampus is a part of the brain and is... - Deepstash

Hippocampus is a part of the brain and is responsible for learning and memory actually increased in size when the Taxi drivers used that part of the brain to remember the routes of London streets. It has been found that their brain shrink back to normal when they stop using that part of the brain after retiring as a taxi driver.

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