The neural correlates of insight in Chinese verbal problems: An event related-potential study

Zhang, Meng; Tian, Feng; Wu, Xin; Liao, Shijun; Qiu, Jiang

doi:10.1016/j.brainresbull.2011.01.001

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“…However, Aziz-Zadeh et al [18] did not observe significant activation in this brain area in an fMRI study using a similar English single-word rearrangement task. The activity in the left fusiform gyrus was primarily associated with the breaking of mental set and the restructuring of Chinese characters chunks [49]. The present study argues that the fusiform gyrus participates in the formation of novel and remote associations as a candidate of the hippocampus and STG.…”

Section: Hippocampus Superior Temporal Gyrus and Fusiform Gyrussupporting

confidence: 49%

“…The role of the temporal lobe in insight problem solving has been revealed by studies of the hippocampus and STG and other brain regions, such as the fusiform gyrus [19,20,49], temporal pole [18] and temporoparietal junction (TPJ) [25,47,50], which includes the superior temporal sulcus and inferior parietal lobe. The hippocampus is the area between the collateral fissure and the hippocampal fissure.…”

Section: Hippocampus Superior Temporal Gyrus and Fusiform Gyrusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…These data suggest vigorous information communication and neural connections between the hippocampus and parahippocam-pus gyrus due to the anatomical proximity. Numerous studies have demonstrated that the activation in the fusiform gyrus [19,20,49] is associated with some insight tasks. Qiu et al [20,49] successively adopted fMRI and ERPs to investigate the neural mechanism of insight problem solving.…”

Section: Hippocampus Superior Temporal Gyrus and Fusiform Gyrusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated that the activation in the fusiform gyrus [19,20,49] is associated with some insight tasks. Qiu et al [20,49] successively adopted fMRI and ERPs to investigate the neural mechanism of insight problem solving. Their study revealed that prototype problem solving significantly activated the left fusiform gyrus in a prototype heuristic task, but target problem solving did not activate this brain region.…”

Section: Hippocampus Superior Temporal Gyrus and Fusiform Gyrusmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…First, the fusiform gyrus is an important visual word form area (WFA) [51]. The activity of this region may be related to the visual processing of word forms because Zhang et al [49] and Qiu et al [20] demonstrated some activation of the fusiform gyrus during the visual processing of word forms. The different results of the activation in the fusiform gyrus may be explained by differences in experimental materials, but the neuroimaging study of Aziz-Zadeh et al [18] and other ERP/EEG studies [49,52] do not reveal activation in the same brain area.…”

Section: Hippocampus Superior Temporal Gyrus and Fusiform Gyrusmentioning

confidence: 99%

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New advances in the neural correlates of insight: A decade in review of the insightful brain

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The first neuroimaging study of real-time brain activity during insight problem solving was conducted almost ten years ago. Many subsequent studies have used high-resolution event-related potentials (ERPs) and event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate the temporal dynamics and neural correlates of insight. Recent results on the neural underpinnings of insight have led researchers to propose a neural framework referred to as the "insightful brain". This putative framework represents the neural basis of the cognitive and affective processes that are involved in insight. The insightful brain may involve numerous brain regions, including the lateral prefrontal cortex, cingulate cortex, hippocampus, superior temporal gyrus, fusiform gyrus, precuneus, cuneus, insula and cerebellum. Functional studies have demonstrated that the lateral prefrontal cortex is responsible for mental set shifting and breaking during insight problem solving. The cingulate cortex is involved in the cognitive conflict between new and old ideas and progress monitoring. The hippocampus, superior temporal gyrus and fusiform gyrus form an integrated functional network that specializes in the formation of novel and effective associations. The effective transformation of problem representations depends on a non-verbal visuospatial information-processing network that comprises the precuneus and cuneus. The insula reflects cognitive flexibility and the emotional experience that is associated with insight. The cortical control of finger movements relies on the cerebellum. insight problem solving, insightful brain, creative thinking, neuroimaging, event-related potentials

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Section: Hippocampus Superior Temporal Gyrus and Fusiform Gyrussupporting

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Section: Hippocampus Superior Temporal Gyrus and Fusiform Gyrusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Hippocampus Superior Temporal Gyrus and Fusiform Gyrusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Hippocampus Superior Temporal Gyrus and Fusiform Gyrusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Hippocampus Superior Temporal Gyrus and Fusiform Gyrusmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Uncovering neural distinctions and commodities between two creativity subsets: A meta‐analysis of fMRI studies in divergent thinking and insight using activation likelihood estimation

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Shi

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The dual‐process theory that two different systems of thought coexist in creative thinking has attracted considerable attention. In the field of creative thinking, divergent thinking (DT) is the ability to produce multiple solutions to open‐ended problems in a short time. It is mainly considered an associative and fast process. Meanwhile, insight, the new and unexpected comprehension of close‐ended problems, is frequently marked as a deliberate and time‐consuming thinking process requiring concentrated effort. Previous research has been dedicated to revealing their separate neural mechanisms, while few studies have compared their differences and similarities at the brain level. Therefore, the current study applied Activation Likelihood Estimation to decipher common and distinctive neural pathways that potentially underlie DT and insight. We selected 27 DT studies and 30 insight studies for retrospective meta‐analyses. Initially, two single analyses with follow‐up contrast and conjunction analyses were performed. The single analyses showed that DT mainly involved the inferior parietal lobe (IPL), cuneus, and middle frontal gyrus (MFG), while the precentral gyrus, inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), parahippocampal gyrus (PG), amygdala (AMG), and superior parietal lobe were engaged in insight. Compared to insight, DT mainly led to greater activation in the IPL, the crucial part of the default mode network. However, insight caused more significant activation in regions related to executive control functions and emotional responses, such as the IFG, MFG, PG, and AMG. Notably, the conjunction analysis detected no overlapped areas between DT and insight. These neural findings implicate that various neurocognitive circuits may support DT and insight.

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Critical thinking and regional gray matter volume interact to predict representation connection in scientific problem solving

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The neural correlates of insight in Chinese verbal problems: An event related-potential study

Cited by 27 publications

References 22 publications

New advances in the neural correlates of insight: A decade in review of the insightful brain

New advances in the neural correlates of insight: A decade in review of the insightful brain

Uncovering neural distinctions and commodities between two creativity subsets: A meta‐analysis of fMRI studies in divergent thinking and insight using activation likelihood estimation

Critical thinking and regional gray matter volume interact to predict representation connection in scientific problem solving

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