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  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology
  • Neuroimaging

Background:

  • Remote associates tests typically explore verbal and conceptual idea connections.
  • Visual-spatial idea connections remain less researched in cognitive science.
  • Understanding distinct cognitive processes is crucial for a comprehensive view of human association.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the neural mechanisms underlying visual-spatial remote associations.
  • To differentiate visual-spatial from verbal remote association processes.
  • To utilize novel Chinese Radical Remote Associates Test (CRRAT) and Chinese Compound Remote Associates Test (CCRAT) for this distinction.

Main Methods:

  • Thirty-six adult participants completed CRRAT and CCRAT tasks.
  • Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) analyzed brain activity during task performance.
  • Statistical analyses controlled for age, verbal comprehension, and working memory.

Main Results:

  • Verbal remote association (CCRAT) activated the caudate, posterior cingulate cortex, postcentral gyrus, and medial frontal gyrus.
  • Visual-spatial remote association (CRRAT) primarily activated the caudate.
  • Subtracting CRRAT from CCRAT revealed activation in the middle frontal gyrus, inferior parietal lobule, and precuneus.

Conclusions:

  • Distinct neural pathways support visual-spatial and verbal remote associations.
  • The caudate nucleus plays a role in both association types.
  • Novel CRRAT and CCRAT effectively distinguish between visual-spatial and verbal cognitive processes.