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ArticleExperimental brain research2019

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

Dandan Tong, Peng Lu, Weiwei Li, Wenjing Yang, Yang Yang, Dong Yang, Jiang Qiu, Qinglin Zhang

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Article in Experimental brain research, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Dandan TongSchool of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.
Peng LuInstitute of Mathematics and Computer Science, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.
Weiwei LiAcademy for Advanced Interdisciplinary Studies, Peking University, Beijing, 100000, China.
Wenjing YangSchool of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Yang YangSchool of Psychology, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, 730070, China.
Dong YangSchool of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China.
Jiang QiuSchool of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China. qiuj318@swu.edu.cn.
Qinglin ZhangSchool of Psychology, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400715, China. zhangql@swu.edu.cn.
Southwest University · CNNorthwest Normal University · CNMinzu University of China · CNPeking University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 31271087; 31470981
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Representation connection (RC) is a stable ability that significantly predicts the accuracy of scientific innovation problem solving while critical thinking has been strongly related to problem solving. However, the neural mechanisms underlying this relationship have not been assessed. Using voxel-based morphometry (VBM) and scientific innovation problem solving materials, we investigated the correlation between RC and regional gray matter volume (rGMV) in healthy young participants. We found that RC was positively correlated with rGMV in the right superior temporal gyrus (STG) and in a cluster in the left medial frontal gyrus (MFG). These results indicate that increased rGMV in the right STG may lead to the ability to overcome misdirection more easily, which may result in better semantic integration of the "certain construction" of heuristic prototypes. Increased rGMV in the left MFG may be associated with forming novel associations and retrieving matched unsolved technical problems from memory. Further analysis revealed that the interaction between critical thinking and rGMV predicted RC in insightful problem solving, and found that higher rGMV was correlated with higher RC in participants with lower cognitive maturity, but not in participants with higher cognitive maturity. These findings suggest that rGMV could interact with cognitive maturity to modulate RC in insightful problem solving.

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AdolescentBrain MappingFemaleForecastingGray MatterHeuristicsHumansMaleOrgan SizeProblem SolvingRandom AllocationThinkingYoung AdultCritical thinkingHeuristic prototypeRepresentation connectionScientific problem solvingVoxel-based morphometry

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PMID31165914
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