Maguire et al.
Maguire et al. (2000)
Aim:
To investigate whether or not the hippocampus plays a role in human spatial memory
Procedure:
• London taxi drivers with a range of age and experience were the participants because their work requires the extensive use of spatial navigational skills
• Matched pairs design: participants were age and gender matched with a control group
• Two different types of MRI scanning were used to assess how the brains of the taxi drivers differed from the control group
Results:
• Taxi cab drivers showed significantly more grey matter in both left and right hippocampi compared to the control group
Evaluation:
• No researcher bias
• No ethical implications
• Only observed males
• Only observed 16 matched pairs