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NEURODIVERSITY: Why No Two Brains Are Alike

The Next Big Idea

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The Tail of the Amygdala in London Taxi Drivers

The tail of the hippocampus was meaningfully larger in London taxi drivers who had spent years learning this knowledge capital K. Bus drivers were better at remembering new lists of words or novel figures. But there was a measurable cost, and I think that's not the part of the story. Most people here are like taxi drivers have bigger brains.

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