Restructuring insight: An integrative review of insight in problem-solving, meditation, psychotherapy, delusions and psychedelics

K Tulver, KK Kaup, R Laukkonen, J Aru - Consciousness and cognition, 2023 - Elsevier
Occasionally, a solution or idea arrives as a sudden understanding-an insight. Insight has
been considered an “extra” ingredient of creative thinking and problem-solving. Here we …

Restructuring processes and Aha! experiences in insight problem solving

J Wiley, AH Danek - Nature Reviews Psychology, 2024 - nature.com
Insightful solution processes represent cases of problem solving in which the emergence of
a new interpretation allows for an abrupt shift from bewilderment to clarity. One approach to …

[HTML][HTML] Awe in the metaverse: Designing and validating a novel online virtual-reality awe-inspiring training

M Pizzolante, F Borghesi, E Sarcinella… - Computers in Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
An increasing number of studies have unveiled the nuanced nature of awe-a complex
emotion stemming from stimuli so perceptually and conceptually vast to impact individuals' …

Verbal insight revisited—Dissociable neurocognitive processes underlying solutions accompanied by an AHA! experience with and without prior restructuring

M Becker, S Kühn, T Sommer - Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, we investigate insight problem solving by exploring the subjective AHA!
experience as a function of restructuring of a problem. It has long been assumed that the …

Pupil dilation response elicited by violations of auditory regularities is a promising but challenging approach to probe consciousness at the bedside

A Sangare, M Quirins, C Marois, M Valente, N Weiss… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Pupil dilation response (PDR) has been proposed as a physiological marker of conscious
access to a stimulus or its attributes, such as novelty. In a previous study on healthy …

[HTML][HTML] Neurophysiological indicators of internal attention: An fMRI–eye-tracking coregistration study

SM Ceh, S Annerer-Walcher, K Koschutnig, C Körner… - Cortex, 2021 - Elsevier
Many goal-directed, as well as spontaneous everyday activities (eg, planning, mind-
wandering), rely on an internal focus of attention. This fMRI–eye-tracking coregistration …

Eliciting false insights with semantic priming

H Grimmer, R Laukkonen, J Tangen… - Psychonomic Bulletin & …, 2022 - Springer
The insight experience (or 'Aha moment') generally evokes strong feelings of certainty and
confidence. An 'Aha'experience for a false idea could underlie many false beliefs and …

Getting a grip on insight: real-time and embodied Aha experiences predict correct solutions

RE Laukkonen, DJ Ingledew, HJ Grimmer… - Cognition and …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Insight experiences are sudden, persuasive, and can accompany valuable new ideas in
science and art. In this preregistered experiment, we aim to validate a novel visceral and …

Insight problem solving ability predicts reduced susceptibility to fake news, bullshit, and overclaiming

C Salvi, N Barr, JE Dunsmoor, J Grafman - Thinking & reasoning, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The information humans are exposed to increased demands upon our information selection
strategies, resulting in reduced fact-checking and critical-thinking time. Research showed …

Gestalt's perspective on insight: A recap based on recent behavioral and neuroscientific evidence

M Vitello, C Salvi - Journal of Intelligence, 2023 - mdpi.com
The Gestalt psychologists' theory of insight problem-solving was based on a direct
parallelism between perceptual experience and higher-order forms of cognition (eg …