Learning a New Skill Makes Its Mark on the Brain The yellow in these MRIs indicates the brain areas that temporarily increased by 3 to 4 percent in size in those participants who learned to juggle. These brain regions are involved in the ability to perceive, remember, and anticipate complex visual motions.
Reprinted by permission from Macmillan Publishers Ltd: Nature 427, 311–312 (22 January 2004), copyright 2004 Courtesy of Dr. Arne May