Neural Correlates of Learning from Induced Insight: A Case for Reward-Based Episodic Encoding.

ABSTRACT: Experiencing insight when solving problems can improve memory formation for both the problem and its solution. The underlying neural processes involved in this kind of learning are, however, thus far insufficiently understood. Here, we conceptualized insight as the sudden understanding of a novel relationship between known stimuli that fits into existing knowledge and is accompanied by a positive emotional response. Hence, insight is thought to comprise associative novelty, schema congruency, and intrinsic reward, all of which are separately known to enhance memory performance. We examined the neural correlates of learning from induced insight with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) using our own version of the compound-remote-associates-task (CRAT) in which each item consists of

SUBMITTER: Kizilirmak JM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5088210 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature