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Richard Silberstein1,2, David A Camfield1, Geoffrey Nield2
1Centre for Human Psychopharmacology, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.
Brain and Behavior
|January 29, 2019
Summary
Brain connectivity differences relate to creativity scores in both males and females. Gender influences the timing and location of these brain activity patterns associated with creativity.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Cognitive Psychology
- Psychometrics
Background:
- Creativity is fundamental to human civilization.
- The Abbreviated Torrance Test for Adults (ATTA) is a common measure of creativity.
- Understanding the neural basis of creativity, including gender differences, is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the relationship between task-related brain functional connectivity and creativity scores.
- To explore potential gender differences in the neural correlates of creativity.
Main Methods:
- Brain functional connectivity was measured using steady-state visual evoked potential (SSVEP) event-related partial coherence.
- Participants (27 females, 27 males) performed visual vigilance and Continuous Performance Tasks.
- Task-related differences in functional connectivity (ΔFC) were correlated with ATTA creativity scores, analyzed separately for each gender.
Main Results:
- A parieto-frontal ΔFC component correlated with creativity scores in both males and females.
- Significant gender differences were found in the timing and laterality of parietal connectivity.
- Females showed left parietal to bilateral frontal connectivity peaking on target appearance; males showed right parietal to bilateral frontal connectivity peaking after target appearance.
Conclusions:
- Findings suggest gender-specific patterns in cortical networks underlying creativity.
- The Default Mode Network's role in creativity and gender-related network differences warrant further investigation.
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