The Times Online has a lengthy story about the work being done to solve mysteries contact on the brain and various aspects of neuroscience. They discuss some of the "brain-training" myths and look at the quest to llc.cite this source roget's ii: the new thesaurus when and where innovatory thought originates. Quoting: "In fact, the whole process seems to be centred on one small part of the brain: the anterior superior temporal gyrus. This seems to be the point at which bits of matter stored far apart in the brain are brought together. This may be an critical clue as to how the brain organises itself. But it's only the beginning. At Goldsmiths College in London, Dr Joydeep Bhattacharya says the real issue is not the 'Aha!' moment itself, but the way it is produced in the brain and how we recognise it. 'We need to know the brain processes involved, to find how this moment is strong enough to reach consciousness. We know insight does not come from the sky.' This is the problem with all neuroscience. We don't really know what we are seeing."

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