Emotion Induction Modulates Neural Dynamics Related to the Originality of Ideational Creativity.

ABSTRACT: Emotions remarkably impact our creative minds; nevertheless, a comprehensive mapping of their underlying neural mechanisms remains elusive. Therefore, we examined the influence of emotion induction on ideational originality and its associated neural dynamics. Participants were randomly presented with three short videos with sad, neutral, and happy content. After each video, ideational originality was evaluated using the alternate uses task. Both happy and sad inductions significantly enhanced ideational originality relative to the neutral induction condition. However, no significant difference was observed in ideational originality between the happy and sad emotion inductions. Associated neural dynamics were assessed through EEG time-frequency (TF) power and phase-amplitude coupling (PAC)

SUBMITTER: Khalil R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11897728 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature