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Radiztia Ekayantri Zulkifli1, Yasuko Tatewaki1, Hikaru Takeuchi2
1Department of Aging Research and Geriatric Medicine, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Behavioural Neurology
|April 29, 2025
Summary
Parenting style and cognitive style interact to influence brain development and creativity. The right supramarginal gyrus (R-SMG) gray matter volume is linked to creativity, particularly originality, in young adults.
Area of Science:
- Neuroscience
- Developmental Psychology
- Cognitive Science
Background:
- Parenting styles significantly impact offspring brain development and creativity.
- Offspring creativity is also influenced by empathizing-quotient (EQ) and systemizing-quotient (SQ) cognitive styles.
- Previous research has not explored the combined effect of parenting and cognitive styles on creativity.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the interaction between parenting style and empathizing-systemizing (E-S) cognitive style on offspring brain development and creativity.
- To identify the neural correlates of this interaction using neuroimaging.
- To understand how this interaction influences creativity, particularly originality and divergent thinking.
Main Methods:
- Utilized voxel-based morphometry and questionnaires for data collection.
- Employed cross-sectional whole-brain multiple regression analysis.
- Included 675 healthy participants with an average age of 20 years.
Main Results:
- Found significant interactive effects between parenting style and E-S cognitive style on regional gray matter volume (rGMV) in the right supramarginal gyrus (R-SMG).
- rGMV in the R-SMG positively correlated with offspring's originality/fluency scores, a key dimension of creativity.
- Offspring with parenting styles matched to their E-S cognitive style showed larger R-SMG rGMV.
Conclusions:
- The interaction between parenting style and E-S cognitive style influences brain structure (R-SMG rGMV) and creativity.
- Optimizing parenting based on an individual's E-S cognitive style may enhance creativity, especially originality.
- Findings offer insights for parents to foster creativity and improve offspring quality of life.
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