Brain activity in constrained and open design: the effect of gender on frequency bands

Abstract This paper presents results from a design neurocognition study on the effect of gender EEG frequency band power when performing constrained and open design. We used electroencephalography to measure brain activity 84 professional designers. investigated differences in associated with 38 female 46 male designers, while two prototypical tasks. The aim was explore whether moderates versus an task. Neurophysiological for aggregate activations across genders between tasks indicate main theta, alpha 2, beta 1 bands. Females show higher 1, namely right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, occipitotemporal secondary visual cortex both bands than males, areas left While design, females showed alpha, 2 all Results within theta genders. Whilst hemisphere hemispheres reveal common distinguishing