Neural Mechanisms of Inhibition in Scientific Reasoning: Insights from fNIRS-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Neural Mechanisms of Inhibition in Scientific Reasoning: Insights from fNIRS

Published:2024-06-15 Issue:6 Volume:14 Page:606
ISSN:2076-3425
Container-title:Brain Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Brain Sciences

Author:

Liu Donglin¹²,Jamshaid Samrah¹,Wang Lijuan¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Psychology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, China

2. School of Psychology, Hainan Normal University, Haikou 571158, China

Abstract

This study examines the impact of response and semantic inhibition on scientific reasoning using fNIRS data from 30 students (15 male, 15 female). Utilizing Go/Nogo and Stroop-like tasks within a modified speeded-reasoning task, it was found that inhibition significantly influences scientific reasoning. Specifically, slower responses and lower accuracy on incongruent statements were linked to increased activity in bilateral dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and pre-supplementary motor area (pre-SMA). The research shows that both DLPFC and pre-SMA are associated with overcoming misconceptions in scientific reasoning. The findings suggest that understanding inhibitory mechanisms can enhance educational strategies to improve critical thinking and scientific literacy.

Publisher

MDPI AG

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/14/6/606/pdf

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