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Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 1The Neural Correlates of Cognitive Load in Learning: an Fmri Study on Graph Comprehension(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2025) Ozcelik, ErolBackground: Cognitive load theory suggests that excessive demands on the human cognitive system can lead to cognitive overload and impaired learning. However, whilst the neural correlates of cognitive load are unclear, neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) may help provide answers to these questions. Aims: Considering this potential, this study aims to investigate which brain structures are associated with cognitive load through conducting an fMRI study on graph comprehension. Sample: The study's sample consists of 15 undergraduate students. Methods: Based on a within-subjects design, participants answered comprehension questions using split (i.e., high cognitive load) and integrated (i.e., low cognitive load) graphs whilst undergoing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan. Results: Participants exhibited lower levels of accuracy and slower reaction times with split graphs compared to integrated graphs. The fMRI data showed that cognitive load was associated with the frontoparietal network. More specifically, the multiple demand network revealed greater activation in graphs with higher cognitive load than those of lower cognitive load. Conclusions: These findings may indicate that a domain-general attentional brain network is responsible for cognitive load.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4Attention Mediates the Effect of Emotional Arousal on Learning Outcomes in Multimedia Learning: an Eye-Tracking Study(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023) Ozcelik, Erol; Aksaray, Sevgi Genc; Genc Aksaray, SevgiRecent findings from psychological studies have shown that emotional arousal improves human memory. However, more evidence is necessary if these results are generalisable to multimedia learning environments. Considering these needs, the study has the goal to examine the effect of emotional arousal on multimedia learning. Fifty-seven participants were presented with instructional materials with either high- or low-arousing words and pictures in an experimental study. The eye movements of participants were recorded while they studied the instructional materials to examine the online processes during learning. The results suggest that emotional arousal enhanced recall and transfer scores. The eye-tracking results demonstrate that emotional arousal attracted attention. The results of the mediation analysis suggest that fixation time on emotional pictures as an indicator of attention mediated the relationship between emotional arousal and learning outcomes. The findings show the importance of the guidance of attention by emotional multimedia elements for learning.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 5Enhancing Multimedia Learning by Emotional Arousal(Routledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2024) Arslan-Ari, Ismahan; Ozcelik, ErolSeveral studies in multimedia learning have examined the effect of emotional design. Recent findings from cognitive psychology provide opportunities for educators to use more direct ways of manipulating emotion to enhance learning. These studies have shown that emotionally arousing words and pictures are remembered better than neutral ones. Building upon these findings, this experimental study investigates the effect of arousal of instructional materials on learning. A total of 154 participants were randomly divided into a "high-emotional arousal" and a "low-emotional arousal" group in a between-subjects design. These results suggest that emotional arousal enhanced learning. Mediation analyses show that the effect of arousal on learning was partially mediated by interest. Accordingly, emotional arousal increased interest, which in turn improved transfer scores. The findings imply that motivational factors such as situational interest encouraged elaborative processing and deeper levels of learning. The direct effect of emotional arousal on learning was also significant.