Enhancement of visual attention precedes the emergence of novel metaphor interpretations

Enhancement of visual attention precedes the emergence of novel metaphor interpretations

Emergence of creative ideas often involves sudden linking of unrelated ideas. Here we demonstrate that the production of insights about novel metaphor was preceded by prolonged visual inspection of metaphorical sentences. The participants made free spoken responses in a task requiring the generation...

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Main Authors: Asuka eTerai, Masanori eNakagawa, Takashi eKusumi, Yasuharu eKoike, Koji eJimura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
creativity
conceptual combination
metaphor comprehension
free spoken response
semantic attention
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00892/full

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http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00892/full

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