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Creative cognition is recognized to involve the integration of multiple spontaneous cognitive processes and is manifested as complex networks within and between the distributed brain regions. We propose that the processing of creative cognition involves the static and dynamic re-configuration of brain networks associated with complex cognitive processes. We applied the sliding-window approach followed by a community detection algorithm and novel measures of network flexibility on the blood-oxygen level dependent (BOLD) signal of 8 major functional brain networks to reveal static and dynamic alterations in the network reconfiguration during creative cognition using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Our results demonstrate the temporal connectivity of the dynamic large-scale creative networks between default mode network (DMN), salience network, and cerebellar network during creative cognition, and advance our understanding of the network neuroscience of creative cognition.
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Front Psychol
August 2025
Program of Learning Sciences, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
This study investigated the moderating effect of individuals' creative tendencies on their creative performance in interactive situations. A sample of 292 participants was selected to engage in various assessments, including the Alternative Uses Test (AUT) and the Chinese Radical Remote Associates Test (CRRAT) in single-player and paired-player modes. Additionally, participants completed the Creative Tendency Scale (CTS) as part of the data collection process.
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August 2025
College of Design and Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Background: The COVID-19 lockdowns led to significant resource constraints, potentially impacting mental health and decision-making behaviors. Understanding the psychological and behavioral consequences could inform designing interventions to mitigate the negative impacts of episodic scarcity during crises like pandemics.
Objective: To investigate the effects of perceived scarcity on mental health (stress and fear), cognitive functioning, time and risk preferences (present bias and risk aversion), and trade-offs between groceries, health, and temptation goods during and after the COVID-19 lockdown in Shanghai.
J Psychopharmacol
September 2025
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, Parkville, VIC, Australia.
Rapid eye movement sleep (REMS) has historically been associated with anecdotal 'creative insights', possibly due to the fantastical and ostensibly illuminating nature of its associated phenomena (dreams). REMS, characterised by rapid eye movements, muscle atonia, and high-energy neuronal activity, has been linked to memory consolidation and information processing, particularly regarding the formation of novel associations or reintegration of consolidated memories into new cognitive networks. However, studies in these domains have largely used methodology which deprived subjects (animal or human) of REMS, rather than enhanced it.
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September 2025
Department of Music, Arts and Culture Studies, Centre of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body and Brain, University of Jyväskylä, Seminaarinkatu 15, Jyväskylän yliopisto, Jyväskylä, 40014, Finland, 358 6643034.
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Objective: This exploratory systematic review and meta-analysis evaluates the effectiveness of PIMSs across physical, psychophysical, and affective domains.
Cogn Neurodyn
December 2025
NeuroHeuristic Research Group, University of Lausanne, UNIL Chamberonne Internef 138.1, 1015 Lausanne, VD Switzerland.
This paper introduces the concept of -a novel transdisciplinary paradigm designed to advance cognitive neurodynamics by integrating insights from molecular biology, computing, behavioral science, and clinical neuroscience. Contrasted with the traditional reductionist approach rooted in classical determinism, neuroheuristics emphasizes a flexible, problem-solving methodology for investigating brain function across multiple levels of complexity. The paper explores the epistemological interplay among genetic, epigenetic, and environmental factors in brain development and pathology.
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