Robust prediction of individual creative ability from brain functional connectivity.

ABSTRACT: People's ability to think creatively is a primary means of technological and cultural progress, yet the neural architecture of the highly creative brain remains largely undefined. Here, we employed a recently developed method in functional brain imaging analysis-connectome-based predictive modeling-to identify a brain network associated with high-creative ability, using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data acquired from 163 participants engaged in a classic divergent thinking task. At the behavioral level, we found a strong correlation between creative thinking ability and self-reported creative behavior and accomplishment in the arts and sciences (r = 0.54). At the neural level, we found a pattern of functional brain connectivity related to high-creative thinking abili

SUBMITTER: Beaty RE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5798342 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature