Time course of EEG power during creative problem-solving with insight or remote thinking.

ABSTRACT: Problem-solving often requires creativity and is critical in everyday life. However, the neurocognitive mechanisms underlying creative problem-solving remain poorly understood. Two mechanisms have been highlighted: the formation of new connections among problem elements and insight solving, characterized by sudden realization of a solution. In this study, we investigated EEG activity during a modified version of the remote associates test, a classical insight problem task that requires finding a word connecting three unrelated words. This allowed us to explore the brain correlates associated with the semantic remoteness of connections (by varying the remoteness of the solution word across trials) and with insight solving (identified as a Eurêka moment reported by the participants). Semanti

SUBMITTER: Bieth T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10789201 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature