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The Relation between Resting State Connectivity and Creativity in Adolescents before and after Training

An important component of creativity is divergent thinking, which involves the ability to generate novel and useful problem solutions. In this study, we tested the relation between resting-state functional connectivity of brain areas activated during a divergent thinking task (i.e., supramarginal gy...

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Autores principales: Cousijn, Janna, Zanolie, Kiki, Munsters, Robbert J. M., Kleibeuker, Sietske W., Crone, Eveline A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154855/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25188416
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105780
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author Cousijn, Janna
Zanolie, Kiki
Munsters, Robbert J. M.
Kleibeuker, Sietske W.
Crone, Eveline A.
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Zanolie, Kiki
Munsters, Robbert J. M.
Kleibeuker, Sietske W.
Crone, Eveline A.
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description An important component of creativity is divergent thinking, which involves the ability to generate novel and useful problem solutions. In this study, we tested the relation between resting-state functional connectivity of brain areas activated during a divergent thinking task (i.e., supramarginal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus) and the effect of practice in 32 adolescents aged 15–16. Over a period of two weeks, an experimental group (n = 16) conducted an 8-session Alternative Uses Task (AUT) training and an active control group (n = 16) conducted an 8-session rule switching training. Resting-state functional connectivity was measured before (pre-test) and after (post-test) training. Across groups at pre-test, stronger connectivity between the middle temporal gyrus and bilateral postcentral gyrus was associated with better divergent thinking performance. The AUT-training, however, did not significantly change functional connectivity. Post hoc analyses showed that change in divergent thinking performance over time was predicted by connectivity between left supramarginal gyrus and right occipital cortex. These results provide evidence for a relation between divergent thinking and resting-state functional connectivity in a task-positive network, taking an important step towards understanding creative cognition and functional brain connectivity.
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spelling pubmed-41548552014-09-08 The Relation between Resting State Connectivity and Creativity in Adolescents before and after Training Cousijn, Janna Zanolie, Kiki Munsters, Robbert J. M. Kleibeuker, Sietske W. Crone, Eveline A. PLoS One Research Article An important component of creativity is divergent thinking, which involves the ability to generate novel and useful problem solutions. In this study, we tested the relation between resting-state functional connectivity of brain areas activated during a divergent thinking task (i.e., supramarginal gyrus, middle temporal gyrus, medial frontal gyrus) and the effect of practice in 32 adolescents aged 15–16. Over a period of two weeks, an experimental group (n = 16) conducted an 8-session Alternative Uses Task (AUT) training and an active control group (n = 16) conducted an 8-session rule switching training. Resting-state functional connectivity was measured before (pre-test) and after (post-test) training. Across groups at pre-test, stronger connectivity between the middle temporal gyrus and bilateral postcentral gyrus was associated with better divergent thinking performance. The AUT-training, however, did not significantly change functional connectivity. Post hoc analyses showed that change in divergent thinking performance over time was predicted by connectivity between left supramarginal gyrus and right occipital cortex. These results provide evidence for a relation between divergent thinking and resting-state functional connectivity in a task-positive network, taking an important step towards understanding creative cognition and functional brain connectivity. Public Library of Science 2014-09-04 /pmc/articles/PMC4154855/ /pubmed/25188416 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105780 Text en © 2014 Cousijn et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4154855/
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