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Kaixiang Zhuang^1,2,3, Daniel C Zeitlen⁴, Roger E Beaty⁴

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Summary

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Brain connector hubs, particularly control-default hubs, facilitate diverse functional interactions crucial for creative thinking. These hubs integrate information from different brain networks, enhancing cognitive flexibility and innovation.

Keywords:

complex cognition connector hubs creative thinking default mode network frontoparietal control network

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Cognitive Science

Background:

Complex cognitive functions like creativity depend on interactions between neurocognitive processes.
Brain's connector hubs are vital for generating novel behaviors, but their specific roles in creativity remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the unique contribution of specific brain connector hub sets to creative thinking.
To explore the hierarchical organization of connector hubs and their role in functional interactions.

Main Methods:

Analysis of three functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) datasets (N=1,911).
Examination of resting-state connectivity profiles and diverse functional interactions facilitated by hub sets.

Main Results:

Connector hubs are hierarchically organized by diversity, with control-default hubs at the apex.
Control-default hubs show the most diverse connectivity and facilitate interactions between functionally dissimilar regions ('diverse functional interaction').
Facilitation of diverse functional interaction by control-default hubs strongly correlates with creativity.

Conclusions:

Control-default hubs drive diverse functional interaction, enabling complex cognition, including creative thinking.
This finding provides a neurobiological explanation for the involvement of frontoparietal control and default mode networks in creativity.