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PLOS ONE
Volume 16, Issue 12, Pages -Publisher
PUBLIC LIBRARY SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258413
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- Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan [102-2410-H-002-186-MY3]
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Through functional magnetic resonance imaging scans, the study found significant differences in brain activity between graphic design thinking processes and specific design activities, with more activity in the left prefrontal cortex in designs involving more graphic design thinking. These findings contribute to understanding the design process and suggest potential ways to promote graphic design thinking in landscape architecture.
Graphic design thinking is a key skill for landscape architects, but little is known about the links between the design process and brain activity. Based on Goel's frontal lobe lateralization hypothesis (FLLH), we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to scan the brain activity of 24 designers engaging in four design processes-viewing, copy drawing, preliminary ideas, and refinement-during graphic design thinking. The captured scans produced evidence of dramatic differences between brain activity when copying an existing graphic and when engaging in graphic design thinking. The results confirm that designs involving more graphic design thinking exhibit significantly more activity in the left prefrontal cortex. These findings illuminate the design process and suggest the possibility of developing specific activities or exercises to promote graphic design thinking in landscape architecture.
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