Cognitive and behavioural flexibility permit the appropriate adjustment of thoughts and
behaviours in response to changing environmental demands. Brain mechanisms enabling …

Creative thinking is central to the arts, sciences, and everyday life. How does the brain
produce creative thought? A series of recently published papers has begun to provide …

People's ability to think creatively is a primary means of technological and cultural progress,
yet the neural architecture of the highly creative brain remains largely undefined. Here, we …

This new edition provides an accessible guide to advances in neuroscience research and
what they reveal about intelligence. Compelling evidence shows that genetics plays a major …

Highlights•Creativity involves two phases, a generation phase and an evaluation
phase.•Stringent evaluation hinders divergent thinking abilities.•Environmental factors affect …

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a debilitating disorder and most research
therefore focuses on its deficits and its treatment. Research on the potential positive sides of …

Functional neuroimaging research has recently revealed brain network interactions during
performance on creative thinking tasks—particularly among regions of the default and …

Highlights•Focus on neurobiological mechanisms of cognitive regulation for creative
thinking.•Summary of literature on the costs and benefits of cognitive control for …

Prior research has indicated that brain regions and networks that support semantic memory,
top-down and bottom-up attention, and cognitive control are all involved in divergent …

Whether creativity is a domain‐general or domain‐specific ability has been a topic of intense
speculation. Although previous studies have examined domain‐specific mechanisms of …