Jessica Watkins, Andrew Elby
Context dependence of students' views about the role of equations in understanding biology
CBE life sciences education
well known surface features task queue multiple reasoning strategies interference conflict among strategies signaled increasing reaction times error rates determine neural basis interference studied 14 volunteers using eventrelated fmri compared perimeters geometrical shapes congruent shapes perimeter changed direction area incongruent shapes perimeter conserved area changed conditions found evidence engagement bilateral parietal lobe systems congruent trials incorrect incongruent trials activation bilateral orbital frontal cortex evident subjects inhibited interference associated processing salient feature area correctly completed perimeters incongruent condition varying level interference exerted unattended feature area filled vs unfilled shapes affected relative level activation right parietal regions orbital frontal cortex suggesting former responding degree facilitation latter responsive presence conflict rather degree conflict