Woollett and Maguire conducted MRI scans on people before and after the subjects underwent training to become a London taxi driver.The results of the study demonstrated that:
A) prior to training,those who later became taxi drivers had larger hippocampi.
B) there was no correlation between succeeding or failing to become a taxi driver and the size of the hippocampus.
C) those who became taxi drivers showed an increase in hippocampal volume from pretest to posttest.
D) None of the answers is correct.

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The study found that those who became taxi drivers showed an increase in hippocampal volume from pretest (before training) to posttest (after training), indicating that the intensive training required to become a London taxi driver can lead to structural changes in the brain. The study did not find any association between hippocampal size and success/failure to become a taxi driver before or after training (options A and B are incorrect).

Woollett and Maguire Conducted MRI Scans on People Before and After