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Nature 412, 603 (9 August 2001) | doi:10.1038/35088119
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Pattern of focal 
-bursts in chess players
Ognjen Amidzic1, Hartmut J. Riehle1, Thorsten Fehr1, Christian Wienbruch1 & Thomas Elbert1
Abstract
Grandmasters call on regions of the brain not used so much by less skilled amateurs.
The brain's medial temporal lobe structures are thought to be important for the initial formation of long-term memory1, 2, and active memory is indicated by bursts of 
-band activity in these and other areas of the association cortex3, 4. Here we use a new technique of magnetic imaging to compare focal bursts of -band activity in amateur and professional chess players during matches.
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