Neural dynamics of idea generation and the effects of priming

Neural Networks

Volumn 22, Issue 5-6, 2009, Pages 674-686

  Iyer, Laxmi R ^a   Doboli, Simona ^b   Minai, Ali A ^a   Brown, Vincent R ^b   Levine, Daniel S ^c   Paulus, Paul B ^c  

^a University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Brainstorming; Cognitive dynamics; Creativity; Ideation; Multi level attractor networks; Priming; Semantic cognition; Working memory

Indexed keywords

BRAINSTORMING; COGNITIVE DYNAMICS; CREATIVITY; IDEATION; MULTI-LEVEL ATTRACTOR NETWORKS; PRIMING; WORKING MEMORY;

DECISION MAKING; MODULATION; REINFORCEMENT; SEMANTICS;

DYNAMICS;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BRAIN REGION; BRAINSTORMING; COGNITION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; NEUROMODULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; SEMANTICS; SYNAPSE; THEORETICAL MODEL; WORKING MEMORY;

ALGORITHMS; ATTENTION; BRAIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL PROCESSES; NEURAL INHIBITION; NEURAL NETWORKS (COMPUTER); NEURONAL PLASTICITY; REINFORCEMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); REWARD; SEMANTICS; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 68149150843     PISSN: 08936080     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neunet.2009.06.019     Document Type: Article

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