The Function of Posterior Middle Temporal Gyrus in Conceptual Expansion.

ABSTRACT: Conceptual expansion, referred to as the expansion of existing conceptual structures and the generation of new concepts, is a key cognitive component of creative ideation in human beings. However, the specific brain regions associated with the process of conceptual expansion remain unclear, particularly in the field of divergent thinking. In the present study, we examined neural correlates of conceptual expansion in the alternate uses task (AUT). Specifically, during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanning, participants were asked to process a set of creative AUT ideas, each consisting of a common object and a corresponding alternate use, and then in the post-scan phase, they were required to evaluate the degree of conceptual expansion for each AUT idea (i.e., compared with t

SUBMITTER: Yang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12520840 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature