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

Network science provides a set of quantitative methods to investigate complex systems,
including human cognition. Although cognitive theories in different domains are strongly …

Creative ideas likely result from searching and combining semantic memory knowledge, yet
the mechanisms acting on memory to yield creative ideas remain unclear. Here, we …

The role of semantic memory in creativity is theoretically assumed, but far from understood.
In recent years, computational network science tools have been applied to investigate this …

The associative theory of creativity states that creativity is associated with differences in the
structure of semantic memory, whereas the executive theory of creativity emphasises the …

Curiosity, creativity, and aesthetics are typically studied separately. The extent to which they
share psychological and neural mechanisms is not well understood, despite all being linked …

Highlights•Semantic distance (SD) is integral in creative theory.•Quantitative measures of
SD in creativity research is gaining popularity.•LSA-based measures of SD provide objective …

Semantic distance is a determining factor in cognitive processes, such as semantic priming,
operating upon semantic memory. The main computational approach to compute semantic …

Cognitive and neuroimaging evidence suggests that episodic and semantic memory—
memory for autobiographical events and conceptual knowledge, respectively—support …

Research has independently highlighted the roles of semantic memory and associative
abilities in creative thinking. However, it remains unclear how these two capacities relate to …