Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10149387 | Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences | 2019 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Network neuroscience research is providing increasing specificity on the contribution of large-scale brain networks to creative cognition. Here, we summarize recent experimental work examining cognitive mechanisms of network interactions and correlational studies assessing network dynamics associated with individual creative abilities. Our review identifies three cognitive processes related to network interactions during creative performance: goal-directed memory retrieval, prepotent-response inhibition, and internally-focused attention. Correlational work using prediction modeling indicates that functional connectivity between networksâ-âparticularly the executive control and default networksâ-âcan reliably predict an individual's creative thinking ability. We discuss potential directions for future network neuroscience, including assessing creative performance in specific domains and using brain stimulation to test causal hypotheses regarding network interactions and cognitive mechanisms of creative thought.
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Authors
Roger E Beaty, Paul Seli, Daniel L Schacter,