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| Title |
Brain stimulation enables the solution of an inherently difficult problem
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Neuroscience Letters, March 2012
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.neulet.2012.03.012 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Richard P. Chi, Allan W. Snyder |
| Abstract |
Certain problems are inherently difficult for the normal human mind. Yet paradoxically they can be effortless for those with an unusual mind. We discovered that an atypical protocol for non-invasive brain stimulation enabled the solution of a problem that was previously unsolvable. The majority of studies over the last century find that no participants can solve the nine-dot problem - a fact we confirmed. But with 10 min of right lateralising transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), more than 40% of participants did so. Specifically, whereas no participant solved this extremely difficult problem before stimulation or with sham stimulation, 14 out of 33 participants did so with cathodal stimulation of the left anterior temporal lobe together with anodal stimulation of the right anterior temporal lobe. This finding suggests that our stimulation paradigm might be helpful for mitigating cognitive biases or dealing with a broader class of tasks that, although deceptively simple, are nonetheless extremely difficult due to our cognitive makeup. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 45 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 7 | 16% |
| United Kingdom | 3 | 7% |
| Hungary | 1 | 2% |
| Sweden | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| United States | 1 | 2% |
| Australia | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 4 | 9% |
| Unknown | 24 | 53% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 38 | 84% |
| Scientists | 6 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 233 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Spain | 3 | 1% |
| Switzerland | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| Russia | 2 | <1% |
| Japan | 2 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 8 | 3% |
| Unknown | 207 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 50 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 46 | 20% |
| Student > Master | 29 | 12% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 24 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 7% |
| Other | 40 | 17% |
| Unknown | 28 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 71 | 30% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 26 | 11% |
| Neuroscience | 25 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 20 | 9% |
| Engineering | 14 | 6% |
| Other | 40 | 17% |
| Unknown | 37 | 16% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 249. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 16 February 2024.
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