Pioneering neuroimaging studies on insight have revealed neural correlates of the
emotional “Aha!” component of the insight process, but neural substrates of the cognitive …

Insight occurs when a person suddenly reinterprets a stimulus, situation, or event to produce
a nonobvious, nondominant interpretation. This can take the form of a solution to a problem …

Insights are sporadic, unpredictable, short-lived moments of exceptional thinking where
unwarranted assumptions need to be discarded before solutions to problems can be …

A sudden comprehension that solves a problem, reinterprets a situation, explains a joke, or
resolves an ambiguous percept is called an insight (ie, the “Aha! moment”). Psychologists …

Background Cognitive insight phenomenon lies at the core of numerous discoveries.
Behavioral research indicates four salient features of insightful problem solving:(i) mental …

The nature of insight has been the interdisciplinary focus of scientific inquiry for over 100
years. Behavioral studies and biographical data suggest that insight, as a form of creative …

Insight processes that peak in “unpredictable moments of exceptional thinking” are often
referred to as Aha! or Eureka moments. During insight, connections between previously …

People sometimes solve problems with a unique process called insight, accompanied by an
“Aha!” experience. It has long been unclear whether different cognitive and neural …

Problem-solving is essential for advances in cultural, social, and scientific knowledge. It is
also one of the most challenging cognitive processes to facilitate. Some problem-solving is …

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 …