Physics problem solving engages a fronto-temporo-parietal network including PFC, PPC, RSC, and V5/MT+ relative to control questions¶
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q3 i? FCI physics questions, compared with control reading-comprehension questions, elicited activation across a fronto-temporo-parietal network including V5/MT+ and RSC. → Bartley 2019
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Bartley 2019¶
Bartley, J. E., Riedel, M. C., Salo, T., Boeving, E. R., Bottenhorn, K. L., Bravo, E. I., Odean, R., Nazareth, A., Laird, R. W., Sutherland, M. T., Pruden, S. M., Brewe, E. & Laird, A. R. (2019). Brain activity links performance in science reasoning with conceptual approach. npj Science of Learning 4:20. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-019-0059-8
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Whole-brain GLM contrast of physics (FCI) versus control blocks in 107 undergraduates scanned after a semester of physics instruction, thresholded at P < 0.001 CDT and P < 0.05 FWE-corrected. The contrast "revealed activation across a fronto-temporo-parietal network" including V5/MT+ and RSC.
"Maps of FCI > Control blocks revealed activation across a fronto-temporo-parietal network, including the prefrontal cortex (PFC), left dorsal striatum, PPC, RSC, and dorsal posterior cingulate cortex, lateral occipitotemporal cortex (V5/MT +), and cerebellum"
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Related Claims¶
- Students using more coherent physics conceptions showed greater lOFC-V5/MT+ activity, while less coherent reasoners showed greater primary visual and salience network activity — related
- Sequential problem-solving phases recruit dissociable networks: fronto-temporo-parietal at initiation, dorsal attention at question presentation, and default mode at answer selection — related
- Task-based functional connectivity during physics reasoning couples V5/MT+ with dorsal attention areas, dlPFC with V5/MT+ and DMN areas, and RSC with frontoparietal, DMN, and salience regions — related
- Task nature modulates brain activation: problem-solving tasks and difficult cases induced higher activation than simple recall or routine cases, and incorrect answers induced higher PFC activation than correct answers — related
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