Reduced brain activity and functional connectivity during creative idea generation in individuals with smartphone addiction.

ABSTRACT: Since the COVID-19 outbreak, the frequency of smartphone use has surged, which has caused an increase in smartphone addiction among individuals. Smartphone addiction can impair various cognitive abilities. However, to date, the impact of smartphone addiction on creative cognition remains unclear. The current functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) study compared neural differences between smartphone addiction tendency (SAT) and healthy control (HC) individuals during creative idea generation. In particular, by manipulating a key component of creative cognition, that is, overcoming semantic constraints, we explored whether SAT individuals could overcome semantic constraints. Both the SAT and HC groups completed the alternate uses task (AUT) in semantic constraint and unconstraint cond

SUBMITTER: Li X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9619470 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature