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How Insight Happens: Learning from the Brain (Vol. 1)

By AZURII COLLIER, JOHN KOUNIOS, MARK JUNG-BEEMAN

This article briefly summarizes recent research investi-gating how the brain achieves insight, the sudden solution to a long-vexing problem, sudden recognition of a new idea, or sudden understanding of a complicated situation. The notion that important insights can come in a sudden Aha! moment is widespread and ingrained across many cultures.

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