FIGURE 7.17 Implicit and Explicit Learning Activate Different Brain Areas Research participants were scanned with fMRI while engaged in either implicit or explicit learning about the categorization of dot patterns. The occipital region (in blue) showed decreased brain activity after implicit learning. The areas in yellow and orange showed increased brain activity during explicit learning, including the left temporal lobe, right frontal lobe, and parietal lobe (Reber et al., 2003).
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