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Neural pathway in the right hemisphere underlies verbal insight problem solving

Q. Zhao - No affiliation found

2014/01/03 Full-length article DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.10.019 Journal: Neuroscience

Abstract:

Highlights•Bilateral prefrontal, temporal and hippocampal cortices are activated in insight.•Activated regions form a frontal–temporal–hippocampal neural pathway for insight.•Insight has a greater frontal–temporal connectivity in the right hemisphere.