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Area of Science:

  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Psychology

Background:

  • Previous research links mind wandering during incubation to improved creativity.
  • Freely moving mind wandering (FMMW) is identified as a specific form of mind wandering relevant to creativity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the behavioral and neural associations between FMMW and creativity.
  • To explore the brain dynamics underlying the relationship between FMMW and creative thinking.

Main Methods:

  • Validated an FMMW questionnaire against the Sustained Attention to Response Task (SART).
  • Collected resting-state fMRI, FMMW questionnaire, and creative task data from 1316 participants.
  • Utilized Hidden Markov Models (HMM) to analyze fMRI data dynamics and correlation analysis for associations.

Main Results:

  • FMMW was significantly associated with creative thinking (Alternative Uses Task - AUT).
  • Brain dynamics linked to FMMW showed integration within and between neural networks (r = -0.11, p < 0.05).
  • The relationship between brain dynamics and creativity was mediated by FMMW (c' = 0.01).

Conclusions:

  • Freely moving mind wandering (FMMW) is demonstrably related to creative thinking.
  • Neural mechanisms involving network integration underpin the FMMW-creativity link.
  • Findings provide insights into the cognitive and neural basis of creativity.