Given the above data, what differences can you determine between smartphone users and “old phone” users?

Smartphone users have higher levels of electrical activity

Researchers wanted to learn more about the brains of London cab drivers. Select the best neuroscience research question:

How does the brain structure of cab drivers brains compare to individuals w

Given the above graph, what differences can you determine between the juggler group and non-juggler group?

Jugglers had an increase in grey matter at time 2

What was the independent variable in the cell phone study?

Amount of cell phone usage, Type of phone participants used

Given this graph, what differences can you determine between cab drivers and non cab drivers?

Cab drivers have a greater volume of nerve cells in their hippocampus

In a study measuring the effect of juggling on brain structure, which option below is the best hypothesis:

The juggling group will exhibit changes in the motor region of their brain

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Neuroplasticity Challenge

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Given the above data, what differences can you determine between smartphone users and “old phone” users?
Smartphone users have more energy than old phone users
Smartphone users have higher levels of electrical activity
Old phone users are more tired than smartphone users
Old phone users have more electricity in their body than smartphone users
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Researchers wanted to learn more about the brains of London cab drivers. Select the best neuroscience research question:
Do London cab drivers drive faster than Berlin cab drivers?
What cab drivers favorite foods?
If London cab drivers drove yellow cabs, would they be smarter?
How does the brain structure of cab drivers brains compare to individuals w
3
Given the above graph, what differences can you determine between the juggler group and non-juggler group?
Jugglers had a decrease in grey matter at time 2
Non-jugglers were less intelligent at time 2
Non-jugglers were less angry than jugglers
Jugglers had an increase in grey matter at time 2
4
What was the independent variable in the cell phone study?
Changes in brain structure
Gender of participants
Amount of cell phone usage
Type of phone participants used
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What is the dependent variable in a study that analyzed cell phone usage and changes in brain structure?
Changes in brain structure
Amount of cell phone usage
Gender of participants
Type of phone participants used
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Name a variable that was held constant in the juggling study?
Height of participants
Food participants ate
Color of the balls
Time between brain scans
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Given this graph, what differences can you determine between cab drivers and non cab drivers?
Cab drivers have a hippocampus and non-cab drivers do not
Cab drivers have a greater volume of nerve cells in their hippocampus
Cab driver are smarter than non-cab drivers
Non-cab drivers like the color blue less than cab drivers
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In a study measuring the effect of juggling on brain structure, which option below is the best hypothesis:
The juggling group will juggle faster than the non juggling group
The non juggling group will have more headaches than the juggling group
The non juggling group will sleep more than the juggling group
The juggling group will exhibit changes in the motor region of their brain

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