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*True to their name, the memory champions missed only two words on average when recalling the list 20 minutes later, whereas their controls missed nearly half.

*True to their name, the memory champions missed only two words on average when recalling the list 20 minutes later, whereas their controls missed nearly half.

=== Abstract of journal article ''Mnemonic training reshapes brain networks to support superior memory'', Neuron, VOLUME 93, ISSUE 5, P1227-1235.E6, MARCH 08, 2017 ===

=== Abstract of journal article Mnemonic training reshapes brain networks to support superior memory, Neuron, VOLUME 93, ISSUE 5, P1227-1235.E6, MARCH 08, 2017 ===

The abstract for the journal article ''Mnemonic training reshapes brain networks to support superior memory''''Neuron'', VOLUME 93, ISSUE 5, P1227-1235.E6, MARCH 08, 2017 indicates:

The abstract for the journal article ''[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5439266/ Mnemonic training reshapes brain networks to support superior memory], ''''Neuron'', VOLUME 93, ISSUE 5, P1227-1235.E6, MARCH 08, 2017 indicates:

{{Cquote|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 by fMRI during both task-free resting state baseline and active memory encoding. We demonstrate that in a group of naïve controls, functional connectivity changes induced by six weeks of mnemonic training were correlated with the network organization that distinguishes athletes from controls. During rest, this effect was mainly driven by connections between rather than within the visual, medial temporal lobe and default mode networks, whereas during task it was driven by connectivity within these networks. Similarity with memory athlete connectivity patterns predicted memory improvements up to 4 months after training. In conclusion, mnemonic training drives distributed rather than regional changes, reorganizing the brain’s functional network organization to enable superior memory performance.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5439266/ ''Mnemonic training reshapes brain networks to support superior memory]'', ''Neuron'',  VOLUME 93, ISSUE 5, P1227-1235.E6, MARCH 08, 2017</ref>}}

{{Cquote|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 by fMRI during both task-free resting state baseline and active memory encoding. We demonstrate that in a group of naïve controls, functional connectivity changes induced by six weeks of mnemonic training were correlated with the network organization that distinguishes athletes from controls. During rest, this effect was mainly driven by connections between rather than within the visual, medial temporal lobe and default mode networks, whereas during task it was driven by connectivity within these networks. Similarity with memory athlete connectivity patterns predicted memory improvements up to 4 months after training. In conclusion, mnemonic training drives distributed rather than regional changes, reorganizing the brain’s functional network organization to enable superior memory performance.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5439266/ ''Mnemonic training reshapes brain networks to support superior memory]'', ''Neuron'',  VOLUME 93, ISSUE 5, P1227-1235.E6, MARCH 08, 2017</ref>}}