Neuroscientific studies revealed first insights into neural mechanisms underlying creativity,
but existing findings are highly variegated and often inconsistent. Despite the disappointing …

With the rapid development of technology, the variety, quality, performance, and social
penetration of video games has reached an unprecedented height. The cross‐border …

The role of attention in creative cognition remains controversial. Neuroimaging studies have
reported activation of brain regions linked to both cognitive control and spontaneous …

What happens in our brains when we compose a melody, write a poem, paint a picture, or
choreograph a dance sequence? How is this different from what occurs in the brain when …

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 …

This fMRI study investigated brain activation during creative idea generation using a novel
approach allowing spontaneous self-paced generation and expression of ideas …

Creativity is an essential cognitive ability linked to all areas of our everyday functioning.
Thus, finding a way to enhance it is of broad interest. A large number of anecdotal reports …

This study investigated the functional significance of EEG alpha power increases, a finding
that is consistently observed in various memory tasks and specifically during divergent …

This paper examines how ambient noise, an important environmental variable, can affect
creativity. Results from five experiments demonstrate that a moderate (70 dB) versus low (50 …

Creativity is of central importance for human civilization, yet its neurocognitive bases are
poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to integrate existing functional imaging …