Boyke et al (2008) found evidence of brain plasticity in 5. 60 yr. olds taught a new skill – juggling. They found increases in grey matter in the visual cortex, although when practicing stopped, these changes reversed

 
2. Tajiri et al (2013) provided evidence for the role of stem cells in recovery from brain injury

 
7. BUT INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES ARE NOT CONSIDERED : Age differences in functional recovery

 
4. Researchers working with Tibetan monks have been able to demonstrate that meditation can change the inner workings of the brain. Davidson et al (2004)

 
1. Taxi drivers could have already had an enlarged hippocampus that’s why the became taxi drivers !

 
9. Biological approach is reductionist.

 
8. BUT INDIVIDUAL DIFFERECNES ARE NOT CONSIDERED The more educated are more likely to recover

 
3. Kuhn et al (2014) The researchers concluded that video game training had resulted in new synaptic connections in brain areas

 
Human echolocation is a 6. 6learned ability for humans to sense their environment from echoes. This ability is used by some blind people to navigate their environment and sense their surroundings in detail.