Hidden Stages of Cognition Revealed in Patterns of Brain Activation

We examined whether these stages corresponded to their ascribed functions by testing whether they are affected by appropriate factors. Planning-stage duration increased as the method for solving the problem became less obvious, whereas solving-stage duration increased as the number of calculations to produce the answer increased. Responding-stage duration increased with the difficulty of the motor actions required to produce the answer.

Source: Psychological Science - September 7, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Anderson, J. R., Pyke, A. A., Fincham, J. M. Tags: Research Articles Source Type: research