Exploring neural oscillations in numerical inductive reasoning: unveiling effects of top-down and bottom-up conflict

• DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1288325
• Publication Date: 2024-01-11T05:00:31Z
• Authors: Shangqing Yuan; Jun Zhang; Tie Sun
• Keywords: Inductive Reasoning

Previous research has delved into the brain’s response to top-down and bottom-up conflicts in numerical inductive reasoning. However, specific neural oscillatory patterns associated with these conflict types reasoning processing have remained elusive. In this study, we employed a number series completion task which participants had determine whether given target adhered concealed rules. Three conditions were established: an identity condition (e.g., 13, 13), perceptual mismatch (representing conflict, e.g., 13 十三), rule violation 14). Our EEG results revealed significant distinctions: induced more pronounced alpha desynchronization compared both conditions. Conversely, was increased theta synchronization contrast condition. These findings suggest that may indicate integration of rules during while function as mechanism inhibit interference