Tomorrow morning during #CNS2025 Session B, #postdoctoralfellow in the #BrAIClab, Dr. Attakias Mertens and #gradstudent in the #CASIlab, Augusto Diedrich will present their posters. #neuroscience #neuroimaging #IHN #IHNconferences #executiveprocesses #workingmemory

The Brain Science of Elusive-#Aha-#Moments’ What happens in your mind when #Insight strikes? An aha! solution corresponds to a burst of high-frequency brain waves the #RightAnteriorSuperiorTemporalGyrus, connects with many other brain regions. #Insightful or #AnalyticalThinking is evident during #RestingStateBrainActivity The #FrontalLobes, the seat of a person’s-#ExecutiveProcesses, organize activity in the rest of the brain in a #StrategicWay, but they can also curb #Creativity by limiting thought to straightforward plans. When #FrontalLobeActivity is relatively low, posterior areas can be disinhibited and “go rogue,” sometimes resulting in aha! moments. When #Relaxed, the #AnteriorCingulateCortex is better able to detect the presence of an alternative to the most obvious, but possibly ineffective, problem-solving strategy and switch to it, sparking an aha! moment. But when you are #Anxious, it is less able to detect the subtler strategy, and you will continue to grind through the problem in a straightforward, analytical manner. An obvious way to increase insightfulness is therefore to relax and carve out a span of time when you aren’t anxious or rushed. Another way is expansion in space: When you are in a #LargeRoom or the #GreatOutdoors—under a starry sky—your attention expands to take in the large space. scientificamerican.com/artic…