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  • Creative thinking involves processes like analogical reasoning.
  • Previous research used modified verb generation tasks during MRI to study augmented creativity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate augmented creative states and frontopolar cortex activation using a verb generation task and functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).
  • To validate the verb generation task for capturing creativity and associated neural activity.

Main Methods:

  • Participants (n=29) performed a verb generation task in French, cued to think creatively in 50% of trials.
  • Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) recorded hemodynamic responses over the frontopolar cortex.
  • Creativity was assessed using the Alternate Uses Test, Compound Remote Associate Test, and Biographical Inventory of Creative Behaviors.

Main Results:

  • Creative responses (higher semantic scores) were more frequent in the cued condition and correlated with other creativity measures.
  • Increased oxygenated hemoglobin levels were observed in the left frontopolar cortex during the cued condition.
  • The verb generation task effectively augmented creative states and captured creativity through distant associations.

Conclusions:

  • The verb generation task, administered in French, successfully augments creative states.
  • fNIRS is a viable tool for measuring frontopolar cortex activity changes during augmented creativity.
  • Findings support the cognitive and neural underpinnings of creativity augmentation.