Title |
Deconstructing Insight: EEG Correlates of Insightful Problem Solving
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, January 2008
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0001459 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Simone Sandkühler, Joydeep Bhattacharya |
Abstract |
Cognitive insight phenomenon lies at the core of numerous discoveries. Behavioral research indicates four salient features of insightful problem solving: (i) mental impasse, followed by (ii) restructuring of the problem representation, which leads to (iii) a deeper understanding of the problem, and finally culminates in (iv) an "Aha!" feeling of suddenness and obviousness of the solution. However, until now no efforts have been made to investigate the neural mechanisms of these constituent features of insight in a unified framework. |
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Ireland | 1 | 33% |
Unknown | 2 | 67% |
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Members of the public | 3 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Country | Count | As % |
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United States | 6 | 2% |
United Kingdom | 5 | 2% |
Italy | 4 | 1% |
Germany | 4 | 1% |
Austria | 2 | <1% |
Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
Israel | 2 | <1% |
India | 2 | <1% |
Brazil | 2 | <1% |
Other | 6 | 2% |
Unknown | 241 | 87% |
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Student > Ph. D. Student | 71 | 26% |
Researcher | 40 | 14% |
Student > Master | 34 | 12% |
Other | 14 | 5% |
Student > Bachelor | 14 | 5% |
Other | 64 | 23% |
Unknown | 39 | 14% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Psychology | 89 | 32% |
Neuroscience | 27 | 10% |
Computer Science | 20 | 7% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 18 | 7% |
Engineering | 15 | 5% |
Other | 56 | 20% |
Unknown | 51 | 18% |