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ArticlePloS one2021

What part of the brain is involved in graphic design thinking in landscape architecture?

Yu-Ping Tsai, Shih-Han Hung, Tsung-Ren Huang, William C Sullivan, Shih-An Tang, Chun-Yen Chang

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Article in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yu-Ping TsaiDepartment of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shih-Han HungDepartment of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tsung-Ren HuangDepartment of Psychology, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.
William C SullivanDepartment of Landscape Architecture, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, United States of America.
Shih-An TangDepartment of Neurology, Neurological Institute, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chun-Yen ChangDepartment of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-6244-1977
National Taiwan University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TWUniversity of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Graphic design thinking is a key skill for landscape architects, but little is known about the links between the design process and brain activity. Based on Goel's frontal lobe lateralization hypothesis (FLLH), we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to scan the brain activity of 24 designers engaging in four design processes-viewing, copy drawing, preliminary ideas, and refinement-during graphic design thinking. The captured scans produced evidence of dramatic differences between brain activity when copying an existing graphic and when engaging in graphic design thinking. The results confirm that designs involving more graphic design thinking exhibit significantly more activity in the left prefrontal cortex. These findings illuminate the design process and suggest the possibility of developing specific activities or exercises to promote graphic design thinking in landscape architecture.

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CreativityAdultBrainBrain MappingComputer GraphicsFunctional LateralityHumansMagnetic Resonance ImagingMalePrefrontal CortexThinkingYoung Adult

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PMID34941895
PMCPMC8699602
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