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They did MRI on Z.Polgar while she was playing. What they found out was chess thinking happens in a small region of the brain. The region is the same humans use
by pon 18y ago
They did MRI on Z.Polgar while she was playing.
What they found out was chess thinking happens in a small region of the brain. The region is the same humans use when trying to recognize faces. Training modifies that machinery to recognize chess board positions too.
- geebee 18y agoHuh, that surprises me. I would have expected a chess master to use more of her brain than I do (not that I know how my own brain would look all wired up, but I have trouble believing that I don't think much more narrowly about the game - kind of how people who actually understand math approach factoring a set of equations differently from people who need a set of rules they can follow closely).
- eru 18y agoPerhaps they only looked at what parts of their brain experienced chess players used more?