Creativity has long been thought to involve associative processes in memory: connecting
concepts to form ideas, inventions, and artworks. However, associative thinking has been …

Associative theories of creativity argue that creative cognition involves the abilities to
generate remote associations and make useful connections between unrelated concepts in …

Over the last 2 decades, we have begun to gain traction on the neural systems that support
creative cognition. Specifically, a converging body of evidence from various domains has …

This hyperscanning study aimed to identify a neural coupling profile that distinguishes high-
creative group dynamics through functional near infrared spectroscopy. A total of 123 dyads …

The associative theory of creativity proposes that creative ideas result from connecting
remotely related concepts in memory. Previous research found that higher creative …

Recent studies and reviews suggest that creative thinking is at least partly a domain-general
cognitive ability, dependent on consistent patterns of brain activity including co-activation of …

The neuroscience of creativity seeks to disentangle the complex brain processes that
underpin the generation of novel ideas. Neuroimaging studies of functional connectivity …

The neuroscience of creativity is built on a tacit and near universal assumption that is false.
Paradoxically, this is not contentious; once made explicit, the assumption is readily …

Creative thinking is important for success in the fields of science, technology, engineering,
and mathematics (STEM). Yet creativity in STEM is perhaps the most under-researched …

Patients with semantic aphasia have impaired control of semantic retrieval, often
accompanied by executive dysfunction following left hemisphere stroke. Many but not all of …