Expertise and Processing Distorted Structure in Chess
A classic finding in research on human expertise and knowledge is that of enhanced memory for stimuli in a domain of expertise as compared to either stimuli outside that domain, or within-domain stimuli that have been or degraded or distorted in some way. However, we do not understand how the exper...
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| author | James eBartlett Amy L. Boggan Daniel C Krawczyk Daniel C Krawczyk |
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| description | A classic finding in research on human expertise and knowledge is that of enhanced memory for stimuli in a domain of expertise as compared to either stimuli outside that domain, or within-domain stimuli that have been or degraded or distorted in some way. However, we do not understand how the expert brain processes within-domain stimuli that have been distorted enough to be perceived as impossible or wrong, and yet still are perceived as within the domain (e.g., a face with the eyes, nose and mouth in the wrong positions, or a chessboard with pieces placed randomly on the board). Focusing on the domain of chess, we present new fMRI evidence that when experts view such distorted/within-domain stimuli, they engage an active search for structure – a kind of exploratory chunking – that involves a component of a prefrontal-parietal network linked to consciousness, attention and working memory. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-76b1aa16f15c472aa93ef0c7d40ec3442022-12-22T03:55:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Human Neuroscience1662-51612013-12-01710.3389/fnhum.2013.0082565210Expertise and Processing Distorted Structure in ChessJames eBartlett0Amy L. Boggan1Daniel C Krawczyk2Daniel C Krawczyk3The University of Texas at DallasYoung Harris CollegeThe University of Texas at DallasThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterA classic finding in research on human expertise and knowledge is that of enhanced memory for stimuli in a domain of expertise as compared to either stimuli outside that domain, or within-domain stimuli that have been or degraded or distorted in some way. However, we do not understand how the expert brain processes within-domain stimuli that have been distorted enough to be perceived as impossible or wrong, and yet still are perceived as within the domain (e.g., a face with the eyes, nose and mouth in the wrong positions, or a chessboard with pieces placed randomly on the board). Focusing on the domain of chess, we present new fMRI evidence that when experts view such distorted/within-domain stimuli, they engage an active search for structure – a kind of exploratory chunking – that involves a component of a prefrontal-parietal network linked to consciousness, attention and working memory.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00825/fullConsciousnessExpertisechunkingChessprefrontal-parietal networkeffort after meaning |
| spellingShingle | James eBartlett Amy L. Boggan Daniel C Krawczyk Daniel C Krawczyk Expertise and Processing Distorted Structure in Chess Frontiers in Human Neuroscience Consciousness Expertise chunking Chess prefrontal-parietal network effort after meaning |
| title | Expertise and Processing Distorted Structure in Chess |
| title_full | Expertise and Processing Distorted Structure in Chess |
| title_fullStr | Expertise and Processing Distorted Structure in Chess |
| title_full_unstemmed | Expertise and Processing Distorted Structure in Chess |
| title_short | Expertise and Processing Distorted Structure in Chess |
| title_sort | expertise and processing distorted structure in chess |
| topic | Consciousness Expertise chunking Chess prefrontal-parietal network effort after meaning |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2013.00825/full |
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