An fMRI study of scientists with a Ph.D. in physics confronted with naive ideas in science

Abstract A central challenge in developing conceptual understanding in science is overcoming naive ideas that contradict the content of science curricula. Neuroimaging studies reveal that high school and university students activate frontal brain areas associated with inhibitory control to overcome...

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Main Authors: Geneviève Allaire-Duquette, Lorie-Marlène Brault Foisy, Patrice Potvin, Martin Riopel, Marilyne Larose, Steve Masson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-05-01
Series:npj Science of Learning
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-021-00091-x