Evoked cortical electrical activity associated with the presentation of a Ready-Made solution to a remote association task
https://doi.org/10.31363/2313-7053-2025-1-952
Abstract
The purpose of this work was to find out which of the cortical areas, usually activated when solving insight problems, are sources of evoked activity under conditions of induced insight—insight caused by the presentation of a ready-made solution to the problem. A group of 35 adults took part in the experiment. During the experiment, the participants solved compound remote associates (CRA) task, i.e. they tried to find a word that could be used to form a word combination with three given visually presented words. A high-density EEG (128 channels) was recorded using a computer electroencephalograph (Geodesic EEG System GES 400 Series). The results of an analysis of cortical activity evoked by the presentation of a cue word in selected regions of interest are reported. These results are in agreement with what is known about the functions of the cortical areas involved in solving problems. The issue of improving the experimental technique is discussed.
About the Authors
I. S. Gornostaev
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Igor S. Gornostaev
Moscow
A. V. Kurgansky
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration;
Institute of Higher Nervous Activity and Neurophysiology of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Andrey V. Kurgansky
Moscow
V. K. Vyazovkina
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Varvara K. Vyazovkina
Moscow
V. F. Spiridonov
Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Vladimir F. Spiridonov
Moscow
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Gornostaev I.S., Kurgansky A.V., Vyazovkina V.K., Spiridonov V.F. Evoked cortical electrical activity associated with the presentation of a Ready-Made solution to a remote association task. V.M. BEKHTEREV REVIEW OF PSYCHIATRY AND MEDICAL PSYCHOLOGY. 2025;59(1):42-52. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.31363/2313-7053-2025-1-952
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