%0 Journal Article %1 draganski2004ncg %A Draganski, B. %A Gaser, C. %A Busch, V. %A Schuierer, G. %A Bogdahn, U. %A May, A. %D 2004 %I Mass Med Soc %J Nature %K brain cognition juggling learning plasticity %N 6972 %P 311--312 %T Neuroplasticity: Changes in grey matter induced by training %V 427 %X Does the structure of an adult human brain alter in response to environmental demands? Here we use whole-brain magnetic-resonance imaging to visualize learning-induced plasticity in the brains of volunteers who have learned to juggle. We find that these individuals show a transient and selective structural change in brain areas that are associated with the processing and storage of complex visual motion. This discovery of a stimulus-dependent alteration in the brain's macroscopic structure contradicts the traditionally held view that cortical plasticity is associated with functional rather than anatomical changes.

@article{draganski2004ncg, abstract = {Does the structure of an adult human brain alter in response to environmental demands? Here we use whole-brain magnetic-resonance imaging to visualize learning-induced plasticity in the brains of volunteers who have learned to juggle. We find that these individuals show a transient and selective structural change in brain areas that are associated with the processing and storage of complex visual motion. This discovery of a stimulus-dependent alteration in the brain's macroscopic structure contradicts the traditionally held view that cortical plasticity is associated with functional rather than anatomical changes.}, added-at = {2008-05-24T16:06:34.000+0200}, author = {Draganski, B. and Gaser, C. and Busch, V. and Schuierer, G. and Bogdahn, U. and May, A.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2e0f77bb8762db88c7733c7a8ea30828e/unhammer}, description = {Juggling makes your brain bigger ;-)}, interhash = {ce01018801a142995a957b3e4181d04a}, intrahash = {e0f77bb8762db88c7733c7a8ea30828e}, journal = {Nature}, keywords = {brain cognition juggling learning plasticity}, number = 6972, pages = {311--312}, publisher = {Mass Med Soc}, timestamp = {2008-05-24T16:06:34.000+0200}, title = {{Neuroplasticity: Changes in grey matter induced by training}}, volume = 427, year = 2004 }