Understanding gender differences in reasoning and specific paradigm using meta-analysis of neuroimaging
Reasoning is a fundamental cognitive process that allows individuals to make inferences, decisions, and solve problems. Understanding the neural mechanisms of reasoning and the gender differences in these mechanisms is crucial for comprehending the neural foundations of reasoning and promoting gende...
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| author | Lina Chen Lina Chen Zeqing Zheng Jin Liang Jin Liang Yuerui Lin Qingqing Miao |
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| description | Reasoning is a fundamental cognitive process that allows individuals to make inferences, decisions, and solve problems. Understanding the neural mechanisms of reasoning and the gender differences in these mechanisms is crucial for comprehending the neural foundations of reasoning and promoting gender equality in cognitive processing. This study conducted an Activation Likelihood Estimation (ALE) meta-analysis of 275 studies, revealing that reasoning involves multiple brain regions, including the parts of frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal lobes, limbic system, and subcortical areas. These findings indicate that reasoning is a complex cognitive process requiring the coordinated activity of multiple brain regions. Additionally, 25 studies focusing on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) paradigm confirmed the importance of these regions in reasoning processes. The gender-specific activation results indicate that males and females utilize different neural networks during reasoning and WCST tasks. While significant differences exist in specific regions, the overall activation patterns do not show marked gender differences. Notably, females exhibit greater activation in the limbic system compared to males, suggesting that emotional states may play a more prominent role for females when engaging in reasoning tasks. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-61024ab2ab6d44baaaec620b831101962025-01-07T06:50:53ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience1662-51532025-01-011810.3389/fnbeh.2024.14576631457663Understanding gender differences in reasoning and specific paradigm using meta-analysis of neuroimagingLina Chen0Lina Chen1Zeqing Zheng2Jin Liang3Jin Liang4Yuerui Lin5Qingqing Miao6School of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Education, Hengshui University, Hengshui, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience and Learning, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, ChinaChina Institute of Marine Technology and Economy, Beijing, ChinaNational Key Laboratory of Human Factors Engineering, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Capital Normal University, Beijing, ChinaCollege of Foreign Languages and Literature, Northwest Normal University, Lanzhou, ChinaReasoning is a fundamental cognitive process that allows individuals to make inferences, decisions, and solve problems. Understanding the neural mechanisms of reasoning and the gender differences in these mechanisms is crucial for comprehending the neural foundations of reasoning and promoting gender equality in cognitive processing. This study conducted an Activation Likelihood Estimation (ALE) meta-analysis of 275 studies, revealing that reasoning involves multiple brain regions, including the parts of frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal lobes, limbic system, and subcortical areas. These findings indicate that reasoning is a complex cognitive process requiring the coordinated activity of multiple brain regions. Additionally, 25 studies focusing on the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) paradigm confirmed the importance of these regions in reasoning processes. The gender-specific activation results indicate that males and females utilize different neural networks during reasoning and WCST tasks. While significant differences exist in specific regions, the overall activation patterns do not show marked gender differences. Notably, females exhibit greater activation in the limbic system compared to males, suggesting that emotional states may play a more prominent role for females when engaging in reasoning tasks.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1457663/fullreasoninggender differencesmeta-analysisALEWCST |
| spellingShingle | Lina Chen Lina Chen Zeqing Zheng Jin Liang Jin Liang Yuerui Lin Qingqing Miao Understanding gender differences in reasoning and specific paradigm using meta-analysis of neuroimaging Frontiers in Behavioral Neuroscience reasoning gender differences meta-analysis ALE WCST |
| title | Understanding gender differences in reasoning and specific paradigm using meta-analysis of neuroimaging |
| title_full | Understanding gender differences in reasoning and specific paradigm using meta-analysis of neuroimaging |
| title_fullStr | Understanding gender differences in reasoning and specific paradigm using meta-analysis of neuroimaging |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding gender differences in reasoning and specific paradigm using meta-analysis of neuroimaging |
| title_short | Understanding gender differences in reasoning and specific paradigm using meta-analysis of neuroimaging |
| title_sort | understanding gender differences in reasoning and specific paradigm using meta analysis of neuroimaging |
| topic | reasoning gender differences meta-analysis ALE WCST |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnbeh.2024.1457663/full |
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