Sensitivity of EEG upper alpha activity to cognitive and affective creativity interventions

Fink, Andréas; Schwab, Daniela; Papousek, Ilona

doi:10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2011.09.003

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“…The notion that it is important to control for gelotophobia in experiments has already entered the research practice (e.g., Fink et al 2011). Second, gelotophobia complements the research on humor stimuli and on the relationship between the encoder (e.g., intentions of the sender, his/her personality, details of the situation) and the decoder/receiver.…”

Section: Gelotophobia and Humor Research And Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

The state-of-the art in gelotophobia research: A review and some theoretical extensions

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Hofmann

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et al. 2014

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Abstract:Research on gelotophobia (the fear of being laughed at) has come a long way since the first empirical studies published in 2008. Based on a review of the findings on gelotophobia, its structure, causes and consequences, updates to the model are introduced emphasizing the context of the fear and its dynamic nature. More precisely, external and internal factors are seen to moderate the effects of initial events on gelotophobia, and a spiral nature in the development of the fear is assumed. It is highlighted that gelotophobia needs to be studied in the context of related variables (such as timidity, shame-proneness and social anxiety), and research should focus on the time span in which this fear is most prevalent. The relevance of gelotophobia for humor theory, research and practice is highlighted and new areas of research are introduced. Among the latter the role of gelotophobia at work and in relation to life trajectories is discussed.

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Section: Gelotophobia and Humor Research And Practicementioning

confidence: 99%

The state-of-the art in gelotophobia research: A review and some theoretical extensions

Ruch

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Platt

et al. 2014

Humor

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“…Specifically with regards to certain aspects of creative thinking such as idea generation, tasks that require broad conceptual associations have been linked to highly complex electroencephalogram (EEG) patterns across the entire brain but also reduced activity in frontal brain areas (Mölle et al, 1999), though these patterns may depend on the exact nature and duration of the creative task (see Fink et al, 2009, 2011). A study that employed functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has shown hypofrontal neural profiles in professional musicians during jazz improvisation, but not during the reproduction of well-practiced musical sequences (Limb & Brown, 2008; see also Liu et al, 2012).…”

Section: Mfh and Creative Cognitionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A matched filter hypothesis for cognitive control

2014

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The prefrontal cortex exerts top-down influences on several aspects of higher-order cognition by functioning as a filtering mechanism that biases bottom-up sensory information toward a response that is optimal in context. However, research also indicates that not all aspects of complex cognition benefit from prefrontal regulation. Here we review and synthesize this research with an emphasis on the domains of learning and creative cognition, and outline how the appropriate level of cognitive control in a given situation can vary depending on the organism's goals and the characteristics of the given task. We offer a Matched Filter Hypothesis for cognitive control, which proposes that the optimal level of cognitive control is task-dependent, with high levels of cognitive control best suited to tasks that are explicit, rule-based, verbal or abstract, and can be accomplished given the capacity limits of working memory and with low levels of cognitive control best suited to tasks that are implicit, reward-based, non-verbal or intuitive, and which can be accomplished irrespective of working memory limitations. Our approach promotes a view of cognitive control as a tool adapted to a subset of common challenges, rather than an all-purpose optimization system suited to every problem the organism might encounter.

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“…As in previous studies (e.g., Benedek et al, 2011Benedek et al, , 2014Fink, Grabner, et al, 2009a;Fink, Graif, & Neubauer, 2009b;Fink, Schwab, & Papousek, 2011), we quantified task-related power (TRP) changes in the alpha band during creative ideation. We focused on the alpha frequency range because task-related power changes in this frequency band have been found to be particularly sensitive to different creativity-related task demands, and empirical findings on the relationship between alpha power and creativity could be considered as being among the most consistent findings in the neuroscientific study of creativity .…”

Section: Eeg Recording and Quantificationmentioning

confidence: 99%