How London Cab Drivers Rewire Their Brains—And What It Reveals About REAL Learning
Imagine being forced to memorize 25,000 streets, 20,000 landmarks, and 320 different routes—without ever using a map or GPS. That’s exactly what London cab drivers must do to earn their license in a grueling test called “The Knowledge.” But here’s the shocking part: Their brains physically change. Neuroscientists discovered that these cabbies develop enlarged hippocampi—the brain’s memory and navigation center—proving that learning … Read more