In:
PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science (PLoS), Vol. 16, No. 12 ( 2021-12-23), p. e0258413-
Abstract:
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.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1932-6203
DOI:
10.1371/journal.pone.0258413
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.g001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.g002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.g007
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.g009
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.g010
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.t001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.t003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.t004
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.s001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.s002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.s003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.r001
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.r002
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.r003
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.r004
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.r005
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.r006
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.r007
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10.1371/journal.pone.0258413.r008
Language:
English
Publisher:
Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Publication Date:
2021
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