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| Title |
Focal cortical thickness correlates of exceptional memory training in Vedic priests
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| Published in |
Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00833 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Giridhar P. Kalamangalam, Timothy M. Ellmore |
| Abstract |
The capacity for semantic memory-the ability to acquire and store knowledge of the world-is highly developed in the human brain. In particular, semantic memory assimilated through an auditory route may be a uniquely human capacity. One method of obtaining neurobiological insight into memory mechanisms is through the study of experts. In this work, we study a group of Hindu Vedic priests, whose religious training requires the memorization of vast tracts of scriptural texts through an oral tradition, recalled spontaneously during a lifetime of subsequent spiritual practice. We demonstrate focal increases of cortical thickness in regions of the left prefrontal lobe and right temporal lobe in Vedic priests, in comparison to a group of matched controls. The findings are relevant to current hypotheses regarding cognitive processes underlying storage and recall of long-term declarative memory. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 298 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| India | 129 | 43% |
| United States | 10 | 3% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 2% |
| South Africa | 2 | <1% |
| Singapore | 2 | <1% |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Comoros | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 2 | <1% |
| Unknown | 143 | 48% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 283 | 95% |
| Scientists | 7 | 2% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 5 | 2% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 1% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 36 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 35 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 7 | 19% |
| Researcher | 6 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 14% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 3 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 9 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 8 | 22% |
| Neuroscience | 6 | 17% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 8% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 6% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 5 | 14% |
| Unknown | 10 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 257. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 December 2021.
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