Exploring neural oscillations in numerical inductive reasoning: unveiling effects of top-down and bottom-up conflict
Previous research has delved into the brain’s response to top-down and bottom-up conflicts in numerical inductive reasoning. However, the specific neural oscillatory patterns associated with these conflict types in numerical inductive reasoning processing have remained elusive. In this study, we emp...
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| description | Previous research has delved into the brain’s response to top-down and bottom-up conflicts in numerical inductive reasoning. However, the specific neural oscillatory patterns associated with these conflict types in numerical inductive reasoning processing have remained elusive. In this study, we employed a number series completion task in which participants had to determine whether a given target number adhered to concealed rules. Three conditions were established: an identity condition (e.g., 13, 13, 13), a perceptual mismatch condition (representing bottom-up conflict, e.g., 13 13 十三), and a rule violation condition (representing top-down conflict, e.g., 13 13 14). Our EEG results revealed significant distinctions: rule violation induced more pronounced alpha desynchronization compared to both perceptual mismatch and identity conditions. Conversely, perceptual mismatch was associated with increased theta synchronization in contrast to rule violation and the identity condition. These findings suggest that alpha desynchronization may indicate the integration of rules during top-down conflict, while theta synchronization may function as a mechanism to inhibit bottom-up perceptual interference in numerical inductive reasoning. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b231b1a487734d8e8ec2b5a5f05f2ee72024-01-11T05:00:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-01-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.12883251288325Exploring neural oscillations in numerical inductive reasoning: unveiling effects of top-down and bottom-up conflictShangqing Yuan0Jun Zhang1Tie Sun2Tie Sun3School of Psychology, Research Center for Child Development, Beijing Key Laboratory of Learning and Cognition, Capital Normal University, Beijing, ChinaCollege of Home Economics, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang, ChinaJoint Education Institute of Zhejiang Normal University and University of Kansas, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, ChinaCollege of Education, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, ChinaPrevious research has delved into the brain’s response to top-down and bottom-up conflicts in numerical inductive reasoning. However, the specific neural oscillatory patterns associated with these conflict types in numerical inductive reasoning processing have remained elusive. In this study, we employed a number series completion task in which participants had to determine whether a given target number adhered to concealed rules. Three conditions were established: an identity condition (e.g., 13, 13, 13), a perceptual mismatch condition (representing bottom-up conflict, e.g., 13 13 十三), and a rule violation condition (representing top-down conflict, e.g., 13 13 14). Our EEG results revealed significant distinctions: rule violation induced more pronounced alpha desynchronization compared to both perceptual mismatch and identity conditions. Conversely, perceptual mismatch was associated with increased theta synchronization in contrast to rule violation and the identity condition. These findings suggest that alpha desynchronization may indicate the integration of rules during top-down conflict, while theta synchronization may function as a mechanism to inhibit bottom-up perceptual interference in numerical inductive reasoning.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1288325/fullnumerical inductive reasoningtop-down conflictbottom-up conflicttheta synchronizationalpha desynchronization |
| spellingShingle | Shangqing Yuan Jun Zhang Tie Sun Tie Sun Exploring neural oscillations in numerical inductive reasoning: unveiling effects of top-down and bottom-up conflict Frontiers in Psychology numerical inductive reasoning top-down conflict bottom-up conflict theta synchronization alpha desynchronization |
| title | Exploring neural oscillations in numerical inductive reasoning: unveiling effects of top-down and bottom-up conflict |
| title_full | Exploring neural oscillations in numerical inductive reasoning: unveiling effects of top-down and bottom-up conflict |
| title_fullStr | Exploring neural oscillations in numerical inductive reasoning: unveiling effects of top-down and bottom-up conflict |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring neural oscillations in numerical inductive reasoning: unveiling effects of top-down and bottom-up conflict |
| title_short | Exploring neural oscillations in numerical inductive reasoning: unveiling effects of top-down and bottom-up conflict |
| title_sort | exploring neural oscillations in numerical inductive reasoning unveiling effects of top down and bottom up conflict |
| topic | numerical inductive reasoning top-down conflict bottom-up conflict theta synchronization alpha desynchronization |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1288325/full |
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