Dissociable neural systems for analogy and metaphor: Implications for the neuroscience of creativity

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 103, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 302-316

  Vartanian, Oshin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CINGULATE GYRUS; CREATIVITY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TEMPORAL LOBE;

ASSOCIATION; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; CREATIVENESS; GYRUS CINGULI; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; METAPHOR; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; TEMPORAL LOBE;

EID: 84864018501     PISSN: 00071269     EISSN: 20448295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8295.2011.02073.x     Document Type: Article

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