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Evidence supporting dual-process theory of medical diagnosis: a functional near-infrared spectroscopy study.

Jerome I RotgansHenk G SchmidtLucy Victoria RosbyGerald J S TanSilvia MamedeLaura ZwaanNaomi Low-Beer
Published in: Medical education (2018)
The fact that only untrained cases triggered higher levels of blood oxygenation in the prefrontal cortex is an indication that system-2 thinking is a cognitive process distinct from system 1. Implications of these findings for the validity of the dual-process theory are discussed.
Keyphrases
  • prefrontal cortex
  • healthcare
  • blood flow