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Direct linkDamasio, H.; Tranel, D.; Grabowski, T.; Adolphs, R.; Damasio, A. – Cognition, 2004
Using both the lesion method and functional imaging (positron emission tomography) in large cohorts of subjects investigated with the same experimental tasks, we tested the following hypotheses: (A) that the retrieval of words which denote concrete entities belonging to distinct conceptual categories depends upon partially segregated regions in…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Word Recognition, Diagnostic Tests, Brain Hemisphere Functions
Goel, Vinod; Dolan, Raymond J. – Cognition, 2004
While inductive and deductive reasoning are considered distinct logical and psychological processes, little is known about their respective neural basis. To address this issue we scanned 16 subjects with fMRI, using an event-related design, while they engaged in inductive and deductive reasoning tasks. Both types of reasoning were characterized by…
Descriptors: Logical Thinking, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Thinking Skills, Neurology
