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Wynn, Syanah C.; Hendriks, Marc P. H.; Daselaar, Sander M.; Kessels, Roy P. C.; Schutter, Dennis J. L. G. – Learning & Memory, 2018
Functional neuroimaging studies suggest a role for the left angular gyrus (AG) in processes related to memory recognition. However, results of neuropsychological and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies have been inconclusive regarding the specific contribution of the AG in recollection, familiarity, and the subjective experience of…
Descriptors: Memory, Brain, Stimulation, Brain Hemisphere Functions
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Zmigrod, Sharon; Colzato, Lorenza S.; Hommel, Bernhard – Creativity Research Journal, 2015
Creativity has been conceptualized as involving 2 distinct components; divergent thinking, the search for multiple solutions to a single problem, and convergent thinking, the quest for a single solution either through an analytical process or the experience of insight. Studies have demonstrated that these abilities can be improved by cognitive…
Descriptors: Creativity, Creative Thinking, Creative Development, Creative Teaching
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Kappers, E. Jan – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 1997
Integrated treatment methods of neuropsychological and cognitive origin were evaluated with 80 Dutch children (ages 6-15) with severe dyslexia. Treatment with flash cards, which exercised automatic letter-sound conversions, had a robust and slight effect in preclinical and clinical phases respectively, whereas hemisphere stimulation produced…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Dyslexia, Elementary Secondary Education