생명과학 과제 집착 과정에서 나타나는 생명과학 연구자의 전전두엽 활성 규명 = Identification of Biology Researcher's Prefrontal Cortex Activation During the Process of Biological Task Commitment

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Biological task commitment plays a crucial role in the discovery of new knowledge and in learning biology. It is essential for becoming a scientist and for successfully engaging in scientific task-solving. Recently, brain-based approaches have been introduced to elucidate the neural mechanisms underlying task commitment. In this study, functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) was used to identify prefrontal cortex activation in biology researchers during biological task commitment. The results showed that biology researchers tend to pursue high goals and persist in completing tasks. Significant activation was observed in the VLPFC, right DLPFC, right FP, and right OFC. The left VLPFC is associated with the inhibitory control of scientific concepts and selective attention, suggesting that researchers selectively process relevant concepts while focusing attention to solve biological tasks. The right FP and right OFC are related to goal-directed thinking and motivational regulation, indicating that researchers maintain goal-directed thinking and regulate their motivation during biological task commitment. Overall, the findings identify the left VLPFC, right FP, and right OFC as key brain regions involved in biological task commitment. These results offer implications for the development of neuroscientific assessment tools for biological task commitment and for designing brain-based biology instruction.