Creative connections: the neural correlates of semantic relatedness are associated with creativity.

ABSTRACT: The associative theory of creativity proposes that creative ideas result from connecting remotely related concepts in memory. Previous research found that higher creative individuals exhibit a more flexible organization of semantic memory, generate more uncommon word associations, and judge remote concepts as more related. In this study (N = 93), we used fMRI to investigate brain regions involved in judging the relatedness of concepts that vary in their semantic distance, and how such neural involvement relates to individual differences in creativity. Brain regions where activity increased with semantic relatedness mainly overlapped with default, control, salience, semantic control, and multiple demand networks. The default and semantic control networks exhibited increased involvement when

SUBMITTER: Herault C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11222432 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature