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1/4 Here we go! Chess eats your 🧠 gray matter!
"Grey matter volume and cortical thickness were reduced in chess players compared with those of control men in the occipitotemporal junction and precunei." #Chess #chesspunks #NorwayChess
"Grey matter volume and cortical thickness were reduced in chess players compared with those of control men in the occipitotemporal junction and precunei." #Chess #chesspunks #NorwayChess
2/4 Chess is a silent "killer" of 🧠 cortex locally.
💡Who holds the record for the thinnest 🧠 cortex among chess players in history? Will collective chess 🧠 solve this mystery despite the thinning? Retweet! 🔁
#Chess #chesspunks #brain #neuroscience #NorwayChess
💡Who holds the record for the thinnest 🧠 cortex among chess players in history? Will collective chess 🧠 solve this mystery despite the thinning? Retweet! 🔁
#Chess #chesspunks #brain #neuroscience #NorwayChess
3/4 🧩 Stay tuned for more revelations from a treasure trove of almost 1000 scientific papers exploring the mental and other challenges of chess players. As a chess player myself, I hope for 1 or 2 papers highlighting the benefits of the game. #Chess #chesspunks #NorwayChess 🔁
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🧩Other changes were also observed.
🧩Cause or consequence of #chess training?
🧩The 1st study showing differences in grey and white matter morphology between chess players and control subjects.
The study: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
#Chess #NorwayChess #brain #chesspunks🔁
🧩Other changes were also observed.
🧩Cause or consequence of #chess training?
🧩The 1st study showing differences in grey and white matter morphology between chess players and control subjects.
The study: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
#Chess #NorwayChess #brain #chesspunks🔁
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