School of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
School of Psychology, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
Behav Brain Res. 2024 Jul 26;470:115072. doi: 10.1016/j.bbr.2024.115072. Epub 2024 May 28.
Previous studies have shown that individuals not only successfully engage in cross-domain analogies but also accomplish cross-modal reasoning. Yet, the behavioral representation and neurophysiological basis of cross-modal and cross-domain analogical reasoning remain unclear. This study established three analogical reasoning conditions by combining a multi-to-multi learning-test paradigm with a four‑term analogy paradigm: within-domain, cross-domain, and cross-modal conditions. Thirty participants were required to judge whether the relationship between C and D was the same as the learned relationship between A and B. Behavioral results revealed no significant differences in reaction times and accuracy between cross-domain and cross-modal conditions, but both conditions showed significantly lower accuracy than within-domain condition. ERP results indicated a larger P2 amplitude in the cross-modal condition, while a larger N400 amplitude was observed in the cross-domain condition. These findings suggest: (1) The P2 in cross-modal analogical reasoning is associated with more difficult access to cross-modal information. (2) The N400 in cross-domain analogical reasoning is related to more challenging semantic processing. This study provides the first evidence of behavioral and ERP differences between cross-modal and cross-domain analogical reasoning, deepening our understanding of the cognitive processes involved in cross-modal analogical reasoning.
先前的研究表明，个体不仅能够成功地进行跨领域类比，还能够完成跨模态推理。然而，跨模态和跨领域类比推理的行为表现和神经生理基础仍不清楚。本研究通过将多对多学习-测试范式与四词类比范式相结合，建立了三种类比推理条件：同领域、跨领域和跨模态条件。要求 30 名参与者判断 C 和 D 之间的关系是否与 A 和 B 之间习得的关系相同。行为结果显示，在反应时和准确率方面，跨领域和跨模态条件之间没有显著差异，但这两种条件的准确率均显著低于同领域条件。ERP 结果表明，在跨模态类比推理中 P2 振幅较大，而在跨领域类比推理中 N400 振幅较大。这些发现表明：（1）跨模态类比推理中的 P2 与更难获取跨模态信息有关。（2）跨领域类比推理中的 N400 与更具挑战性的语义处理有关。本研究首次提供了跨模态和跨领域类比推理之间行为和 ERP 差异的证据，加深了我们对跨模态类比推理所涉及的认知过程的理解。
