All Articles Tagged As: problem solving
 | Good science involves formulating a hypothesis and testing whether this hypothesis is compatible with the scientist's observations. Researchers in the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research in Frankfurt together with the University of Glasgow have shown that this is what the brain does as well. A study shows that it takes less effort for the brain to register predictable as compared to unpredictable images. ...> Full Article |
A research work conducted at the UGR proves that thinking aloud or drawing while solving problems helps students to find more quickly the right solution. This work has been recently published in the journal "Revista de investigación psicoeductiva" and the Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology
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Swinging their arms helped participants in a new study solve a problem whose solution involved swinging strings, researchers report, demonstrating that the brain can use bodily cues to help understand and solve complex problems.
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 | A new University of British Columbia study finds that our brains are much more active when we daydream than previously thought. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, finds that activity in numerous brain regions increases when our minds wander. It also finds that brain areas associated with complex problem-solving -- previously thought to go dormant when we daydream -- are in fact highly active during these episodes. ...> Full Article |
Finding has implications for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease and dementia
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Geometry problems best solved using combination of verbal and spatial strategies
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Unconscious thought results in creative problem-solving via a two-step process
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Shedding new light on the great cognitive rift between humans and animals, a Harvard University scientist has synthesized four key differences in human and animal cognition into a hypothesis on what exactly differentiates human and animal thought.
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Ever wondered what goes on in your brain when you are trying to solve a problem? Researchers have found that keeping an 'open mind' is the key to being able to solve problems.
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Why do some people solve problems more creatively than others? Are people who think creatively somehow different from those who tend to think in a more methodical fashion?
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