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BBC NEWS
 Monday, 13 March, 2000, 22:04 GMT
Taxi drivers' brains 'grow' on the job
Cab drivers' grey matter enlarges and adapts to help them store a detailed
mental map of the city, according to research.
Taxi drivers given brain scans by scientists at University College London
had
a larger hippocampus compared with other people. This part of the brain is
associated with navigation in birds and animals.
The scientists also found that part of the hippocampus grew larger as the
taxi drivers spent more time in the job.
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