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EXPLORATION OF THE DYNAMICS OF NEURO-COGNITION DURING TRIZ
PROCEEDINGS OF ASME 2021 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CONFERENCES AND COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION IN ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, IDETC-CIE2021, VOL 6, v 6, 006
01 Jan 2021
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Abstract
The Theory of Inventive Problem Solving (TRIZ) method and toolkit provides a well-structured approach to support engineering design with pre-defined steps: interpret and define the problem, search for standard engineering parameters, search for inventive principles to adapt, and generate final solutions. The research presented in this paper explores the neuro-cognitive differences of each of these steps. We measured the neuro-cognitive activation in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of 30 engineering students. Neuro-cognitive activation was recorded while students completed an engineering design task. The results show a varying activation pattern. When interpreting and defining the problem, higher activation is found in the left PFC, generally associated with goal directed planning and making analytical. Neuro-cognitive activation shifts to the right PFC during the search process, a region usually involved in exploring the problem space. During solution generation more activation occurs in the medial PFC, a region generally related to making associations. The findings offer new insights and evidence explaining the dynamic neuro-cognitive activations when using TRIZ in engineering design.
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- Title
- EXPLORATION OF THE DYNAMICS OF NEURO-COGNITION DURING TRIZ
- Creators
- Julie Milovanovic - Virginia TechMo Hu - Virginia TechTripp Shealy - Virginia TechJohn Gero - University of North Carolina at CharlotteAMER SOC MECHANICAL ENGINEERS
- Publication Details
- PROCEEDINGS OF ASME 2021 INTERNATIONAL DESIGN ENGINEERING TECHNICAL CONFERENCES AND COMPUTERS AND INFORMATION IN ENGINEERING CONFERENCE, IDETC-CIE2021, VOL 6, v 6, 006
- Publisher
- Amer Soc Mechanical Engineers
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- 1929892; 1929896 / National Science Foundation; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Resource Type
- Conference proceeding
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001224354000012
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85119960356
- Other Identifier
- 991022156306004721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
- Engineering, Manufacturing
- Engineering, Mechanical
- Mechanics