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A Cross-sectional Study of Self-Perceived Educational Needs of Emergency Nurses in Two Tertiary Hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya
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course past decade contradictory claims made regarding neural bases deductive reasoning researchers puzzled apparent inconsistencies literature even questioned effectiveness methodology used study neural bases deductive reasoning however idea neuroimaging findings inconsistent based quantitative evidence report results quantitative metaanalysis 28 neuroimaging studies deductive reasoning published 1997 2010 combining 382 participants consistent areas activations across studies identified using multilevel kernel density analysis method found results neuroimaging studies consistent previously assumed overall studies consistently report activations specific regions left frontoparietal system well left bg brain system decomposed three subsystems specific particular types deductive arguments relational categorical propositional dissociations explain inconstancies literature however incompatible notion deductive reasoning supported single cognitive system relying either visuospatial rulebased mechanisms findings provide critical insight cognitive organization deductive reasoning need accounted cognitive theories