Function of hippocampus in "insight" of problem solving

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	Function of hippocampus in "insight" of problem solving
	Luo, J ; Niki, K ; Kazuhisa Niki
刊名	HIPPOCAMPUS
	2003
卷号	13 期号:3 页码:316-323
关键词	insight hippocampus event-related fMRI
ISSN号	1050-9631
文献子类	Article
英文摘要	Since the work of Wolfgang Kohler, the process of "insight" in problem solving has been the subject of considerable investigation. Yet, the neural correlates of "insight" remain unknown. Theoretically, "insight" means the reorientation of one's thinking, including breaking of the unwarranted "fixation" and forming of novel, task-related associations among the old nodes of concepts or cognitive skills. Processes closely related to these aspects have been implicated in the hippocampus. In this research, the neural correlates of "insight" were investigated using Japanese riddles, by imaging the answer presentation and comprehension events, just after participants failed to resolve them. The results of event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analysis demonstrated that the right hippocampus was critically highlighted and that a wide cerebral cortex was also involved in this "insight" event. To the best of our knowledge, this work is the first neuroirnaging study to have investigated the neural correlates of "insight" in problem solving.; Since the work of Wolfgang Kohler, the process of "insight" in problem solving has been the subject of considerable investigation. Yet, the neural correlates of "insight" remain unknown. Theoretically, "insight" means the reorientation of one's thinking, including breaking of the unwarranted "fixation" and forming of novel, task-related associations among the old nodes of concepts or cognitive skills. Processes closely related to these aspects have been implicated in the hippocampus. In this research, the neural correlates of "insight" were investigated using Japanese riddles, by imaging the answer presentation and comprehension events, just after participants failed to resolve them. The results of event-related functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analysis demonstrated that the right hippocampus was critically highlighted and that a wide cerebral cortex was also involved in this "insight" event. To the best of our knowledge, this work is the first neuroirnaging study to have investigated the neural correlates of "insight" in problem solving. (C) 2003 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
学科主题	认知神经科学
语种	英语
WOS记录号	WOS:000182360100002
公开日期	2011-08-22
内容类型	期刊论文
源URL	[http://ir.psych.ac.cn/handle/311026/5424]
专题	心理研究所_中国科学院心理研究所回溯数据库(1956-2010)
通讯作者	Kazuhisa Niki
作者单位	1.Natl Inst Adv Ind Sci & Technol, Neurosci Res Inst, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 3058568, Japan 2.Chinese Acad Sci, Inst Psychol, Lab Mental Hlth, Beijing, Peoples R China 3.RISTEX, JST, Brainsci & Educ, Tokyo, Japan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Luo, J,Niki, K,Kazuhisa Niki. Function of hippocampus in "insight" of problem solving[J]. HIPPOCAMPUS,2003,13(3):316-323.
APA	Luo, J,Niki, K,&Kazuhisa Niki.(2003).Function of hippocampus in "insight" of problem solving.HIPPOCAMPUS,13(3),316-323.
MLA	Luo, J,et al."Function of hippocampus in "insight" of problem solving".HIPPOCAMPUS 13.3(2003):316-323.