How ‘Aha’ Moments Are Etched in Memory

During moments of insight, there was significant activity in the amygdala, a brain structure best known for its role in emotional learning.

.. “We propose that the amygdala plays an important role in signaling to different cortical regions that an internal event of significant neural reorganization has occurred,” concluded Rubin.

“Our findings extend the known roles of the amygdala in memory to include promoting of long-term memory of the sudden reorganization of internal representations.”