Spatial imagery in deductive reasoning: a functional MRI study

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-412462
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.41246

Knauff, Markus ; Mulack, Thomas ; Kassubek, Jan ; Salih, Helmut R. ; Greenlee, Mark W.

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Abstract

Various cognitive theories aim to explain human deductive reasoning: (1) mental logic theories claim syntactic language-based proofs of derivation, (2) the mental model theory proposes cognitive processes of constructing and manipulating spatially organized mental models, and (3) imagery theories postulate that such abilities are based on visual mental images. To explore the neural substrates of ...