Piecing together the neuroscience of creativity: Review of Creativity and the brain.

Kaufman, Allison B.

doi:10.1037/1931-3896.1.4.250

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“…Interestingly, the DLPFC only showed connectivity with default regions during the second half of the task (i.e., TRs 4-5), pointing to a potential role executive processes at later stages of divergent thinking. Taken together, such dynamic coupling may reflect cooperation between brain networks associated with cognitive control and spontaneous thought, consistent with recent theorizing on the role of attention in creative cognition14161718.…”

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“…The DMN is associated with cognitive processes that require internally-directed or self-generated thought, such as mind-wandering10, future thinking11, perspective taking12, and mental simulation13. The apparent overlap between these processes and those hypothesized to support imagination has fueled speculation that the DMN may be important for creativity1415161718.…”

Section: Large-scale Network and Creative Cognitionmentioning

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Default and Executive Network Coupling Supports Creative Idea Production

Beaty

Benedek

Kaufman

et al. 2015

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The role of attention in creative cognition remains controversial. Neuroimaging studies have reported activation of brain regions linked to both cognitive control and spontaneous imaginative processes, raising questions about how these regions interact to support creative thought. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), we explored this question by examining dynamic interactions between brain regions during a divergent thinking task. Multivariate pattern analysis revealed a distributed network associated with divergent thinking, including several core hubs of the default (posterior cingulate) and executive (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) networks. The resting-state network affiliation of these regions was confirmed using data from an independent sample of participants. Graph theory analysis assessed global efficiency of the divergent thinking network, and network efficiency was found to increase as a function of individual differences in divergent thinking ability. Moreover, temporal connectivity analysis revealed increased coupling between default and salience network regions (bilateral insula) at the beginning of the task, followed by increased coupling between default and executive network regions at later stages. Such dynamic coupling suggests that divergent thinking involves cooperation between brain networks linked to cognitive control and spontaneous thought, which may reflect focused internal attention and the top-down control of spontaneous cognition during creative idea production.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%