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Connectome-Based Predictive Modeling of Creativity Anxiety.

Zhiting Ren¹, Richard J Daker², Liang Shi³

¹Key Laboratory of Cognition and Personality (SWU), Ministry of Education, Chongqing 400715, China; Faculty of Psychology, Southwest University (SWU), Chongqing, 400715, China; Southwest University Branch, Collaborative Innovation Center of Assessment Toward Basic Education Quality at Beijing Normal University, Chongqing, 400715, China.

|October 25, 2020

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This study reveals the brain connections linked to creativity anxiety, a barrier to creative thinking. These findings identify specific neural networks associated with this anxiety, offering new insights into creative cognition.

Keywords:

Creativity anxiety Default network Executive network Functional connectivity Individual difference Limbic system

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Psychology
Psychiatry

Background:

Neuroimaging has advanced understanding of creative cognition.
The neural basis of creativity barriers, like creativity anxiety, remains unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the neural correlates of creativity anxiety.
To identify brain networks associated with creativity anxiety using machine learning.

Main Methods:

Connectome-based predictive modeling (CPM) was used with resting-state functional connectivity data.
A machine learning approach identified predictive networks for creativity anxiety.
A new Chinese version of the Creativity Anxiety Scale was developed and validated.

Main Results:

A distinct network of functional connections predicted individual differences in creativity anxiety.
This network primarily involved connections within/between executive, default, and limbic systems.
The identified network generalized to an independent sample and was distinct from networks related to creative ability.

Conclusions:

This research provides the first neural insights into creativity anxiety.
Creativity anxiety has a unique neural signature distinct from creative ability.
Findings are replicable across cultures, supported by a validated Chinese-language scale.