Rule acquisition in the proceeding of heuristic Sudoku solving - Details

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To　investigate　how　human　brain　was　involved　in　explicit　rule　acquisition　during　problem　solving,　with　the　technique　of　fMRI,　we　used　a　task　of　simplified　Sudoku　solving　to　detect　the　change　of　brain　activity　from　a　freshman　to　a　rule-acquired　solver.　Brain　activities　in　the　lateral　prefrontal,　inferior　parietal　and　anterior　cingulated　cortex　increased　suggested　a　goal-directed　processing　with　more　accurate　representation　of　problem　state　and　more　efficient　rule　retrieval.　The　decrease　deactivation　in　the　medial　prefrontal　gyrus　might　relate　to　a　reduced　resource　allocation　in　the　later　stage;　and　the　signal　change　pattern　of　first　increasing　then　decreasing　in　the　superior　parietal　gyrus　might　suggest　a　sensible　response　for　attention　to　visual　perception　and　recognition　during　the　proceeds.　©　2012　Springer-Verlag.

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Brain Neurophysiology

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[ 1 ] [Zhou, Haiyan]International WIC Institute, Beijing University of Technology, China
[ 2 ] [Zhou, Haiyan]Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, China
[ 3 ] [Xiong, Yukun]International WIC Institute, Beijing University of Technology, China
[ 4 ] [Xiong, Yukun]Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, China
[ 5 ] [Long, Zhoujun]International WIC Institute, Beijing University of Technology, China
[ 6 ] [Long, Zhoujun]Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, China
[ 7 ] [Fan, Sanxia]International WIC Institute, Beijing University of Technology, China
[ 8 ] [Fan, Sanxia]Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, China
[ 9 ] [Wang, Xuyan]International WIC Institute, Beijing University of Technology, China
[ 10 ] [Wang, Xuyan]Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, China
[ 11 ] [Qin, Yulin]International WIC Institute, Beijing University of Technology, China
[ 12 ] [Qin, Yulin]Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, China
[ 13 ] [Qin, Yulin]Dept. of Psychology, Carnegie Mellon University, United States
[ 14 ] [Zhong, Ning]International WIC Institute, Beijing University of Technology, China
[ 15 ] [Zhong, Ning]Beijing Key Laboratory of MRI and Brain Informatics, China
[ 16 ] [Zhong, Ning]Dept. of Life Science and Informatics, Maebashi Institute of Technology, Japan