[HTML][HTML] Sleep well, mind wander less: A systematic review of the relationship between sleep outcomes and spontaneous cognition

AL Cárdenas-Egúsquiza, D Berntsen - Consciousness and cognition, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite an upsurge of research on spontaneous cognition, little is known about its
associations with sleep-related outcomes. This systematic review, following PRISMA …

Cognitive dysfunction in central disorders of hypersomnolence: a systematic review

M Filardi, A D'Anselmo, S Agnoli, E Rubaltelli… - Sleep medicine …, 2021 - Elsevier
Central disorders of hypersomnolence (CDH) are characterized by excessive daytime
sleepiness not related to comorbid sleep or medical disturbances. We systematically …

Sleep onset is a creative sweet spot

C Lacaux, T Andrillon, C Bastoul, Y Idir… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
The ability to think creatively is paramount to facing new challenges, but how creativity
arises remains mysterious. Here, we show that the brain activity common to the twilight zone …

The dynamic creativity framework

GE Corazza, S Agnoli, S Mastria - European Psychologist, 2022 - econtent.hogrefe.com
The dynamic creativity framework (DCF) represents a new theoretical perspective for
studying the creativity construct. This framework is based on the dynamic definition of …

Embracing sleep-onset complexity

C Lacaux, M Strauss, TA Bekinschtein… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
Sleep is crucial for many vital functions and has been extensively studied. By contrast, the
sleep-onset period (SOP), often portrayed as a mere prelude to sleep, has been largely …

IDHOL, a holistic model for the analysis of individual differences in the creative process

S Agnoli - Creativity Research Journal, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
This paper introduces a new dynamic theoretical framework for understanding the role of
individual differences (IDs) as necessary mechanisms in the creative process: the Individual …

Dream activity in narcoleptic patients during the COVID-19 lockdown in Italy

S Scarpelli, V Alfonsi, A D'Anselmo, M Gorgoni… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Some studies highlighted that patients with narcolepsy type-1 (NT1) experience high lucid
dream frequency, and this phenomenon has been associated with a creative personality …

Narcolepsy and rapid eye movement sleep

F Biscarini, L Barateau, F Pizza, G Plazzi… - Journal of Sleep …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Since the first description of narcolepsy at the end of the 19th Century, great progress has
been made. The disease is nowadays distinguished as narcolepsy type 1 and type 2. In the …

Structural Relationships Among Mental Boundaries, Childhood Imaginary Companions, Creative Experiences, and Entity Encounters

K Drinkwater, N Dagnall, J Houran… - Psychological …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
This study investigated relationships between thin mental boundary functioning, creativity,
imaginary companions (ICs), and anomalous '(entity) encounter experiences.'A convenience …

To Nap or to Rest? The Influence of a Sixty-Minute Intervention on Verbal and Figural Convergent and Divergent Thinking

RM Müri, M Camenzind, K Chiffi, I Stuber… - Clinical and …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background: The relationship between sleep and creativity is a topic of much controversy.
General benefits of napping have been described not only in sleep-deprived individuals and …