The dynamics of deductive reasoning: An fMRI investigation

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 949-961

  Rodriguez Moreno, Diana ^a   Hirsch, Joy ^b  

^a Weill Cornell Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences   (United States)

^b Program for Imaging and Cognitive Sciences   (United States)

Author keywords

Deduction; fMRI; Reasoning; Syllogisms; Thinking

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; OXYGEN; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60549083967     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2008.08.030     Document Type: Article

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