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Superior digit memory of abacus experts: an event-related functional MRI study.
Neuroreport - 3 Dec 2002
Tanaka Satoshi, Michimata Chikashi, Kaminaga Tatsuro, Honda Manabu, Sadato Norihiro
Abstract excerpt
Abacus experts exhibit superior short-term memory for digits, but the underlying neurophysiological mechanism remains unknown. Using event-related fMRI, we examined the brain activity of abacus experts and non-experts during the memory retention period of a delayed match-to-sample task using digits as stimuli. In controls, activity was greater in cortical areas related to verbal working memory, including Broca's...
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