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The study hasn't concluded it is specific to Sanskrit. As it is difficult to obtain a sample close to the number resembling people chanting and memorising verse
by murukesh_s 9y ago
The study hasn't concluded it is specific to Sanskrit. As it is difficult to obtain a sample close to the number resembling people chanting and memorising verses from such a young age for several hours a day.
Previous studies involving other brain activities have shown improvement in grey matter before, for e.g. London Taxi driver in one study showed improvement in brain development.
https://www.wired.com/2011/12/london-taxi-driver-memory/ https://www.wired.com/2011/12/london-taxi-driver-memory/
- rnabel 9y agoA good book on this topic, which discusses this particular study is "Peak: Secrets from the New Science of Expertise" by Ericsson and Pool.