Mnemonic Training Reshapes Brain Networks to Support Superior Memory

• Published in: Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 93; no. 5; pp. 1227 - 1235.e6
• Main Authors: Dresler, Martin, Shirer, William R., Konrad, Boris N., Müller, Nils C.J., Wagner, Isabella C., Fernández, Guillén, Czisch, Michael, Greicius, Michael D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 08.03.2017; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Athletes; Brain; Brain - physiology; Brain architecture; Brain Mapping; brain networks; cognitive training; dynamics; Functional magnetic resonance imaging; Functional morphology; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging - methods; Male; Memory; Memory - physiology; memory championships; memory sports; method of loci; mnemonic; Nerve Net - physiology; Neural networks; Neural Pathways - physiology; Neuropsychological Tests; Rest - physiology; resting state; Studies; Temporal lobe; Visual perception; Young Adult; resting state; dynamics; memory; mnemonic; memory championships; method of loci; brain networks; memory sports; cognitive training

Memory skills strongly differ across the general population; however, little is known about the brain characteristics supporting superior memory performance. Here we assess functional brain network organization of 23 of the world’s most successful memory athletes and matched controls with fMRI durin...