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Discriminating the Difference between Remote and Close Association with Relation to White-Matter Structural

Chinglin Wu¹, Suyu Zhong², Hsuehchih Chen¹

¹Department of Educational Psychology and Counseling, Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, 10610, Taiwan.

|October 21, 2016

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Remote association, crucial for creativity, relies on efficient brain network connectivity. Close association, however, involves more localized brain connections, particularly in the middle temporal gyrus.

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Science
Graph Theory

Background:

Remote association is linked to creativity and originality.
Brain white-matter structure is related to creativity.
Network-level analysis of brain connectivity and association types is lacking.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the relationship between brain white-matter network connectivity and remote versus close associations.
To analyze brain network efficiency using graph theory in relation to associative abilities.

Main Methods:

Constructed a brain white-matter network model.
Applied graph theory to analyze network node connectivity.
Correlated association scores with network efficiency metrics in 35 healthy adults.

Main Results:

Remote association positively correlated with global network efficiency.
Close association negatively correlated with global network efficiency.
Middle temporal gyrus (MTG) node efficiency distinguished between remote and close associations.

Conclusions:

Remote association depends on efficient, widespread brain connections.
Close association relies on more localized network interactions.
Temporal lobes, especially the MTG, play a key role in differentiating associative patterns.