[HTML][HTML] The neurobiological basis of divergent thinking: Insight from gene co-expression network-based analysis

S Zhang, X Yang, S Si, J Zhang - NeuroImage, 2021 - Elsevier
Although many efforts have been made to explore the genetic basis of divergent thinking
(DT), there is still a gap in the understanding of how these findings relate to the neurobiology …

A meta‐analysis of neuroimaging studies on divergent thinking using activation likelihood estimation

X Wu, W Yang, D Tong, J Sun, Q Chen… - Human brain …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, an activation likelihood estimation (ALE) meta‐analysis was used to conduct a
quantitative investigation of neuroimaging studies on divergent thinking. Based on the ALE …

[HTML][HTML] Think hard or think smart: network reconfigurations after divergent thinking associate with creativity performance

HY Wu, BC Kuo, CM Huang, PJ Tsai, AL Hsu… - Frontiers in Human …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Evidence suggests divergent thinking is the cognitive basis of creative thoughts.
Neuroimaging literature using resting-state functional connectivity (RSFC) has revealed …

[HTML][HTML] Originality of divergent thinking is associated with working memory–related brain activity: Evidence from a large sample study

H Takeuchi, Y Taki, R Nouchi, R Yokoyama, Y Kotozaki… - NeuroImage, 2020 - Elsevier
The originality of creativity measured by divergent thinking (CMDT) is a unique variable that
is positively correlated with psychometric intelligence and other psychological measures …

Sex-specific intra-and inter-hemispheric structural connectivity related to divergent thinking

H Zhang, L Hao, L Fan, Y Zhang, T Li, J Qiu - Neuroscience Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
Gender differences in creativity partly underscore the diversity between males and females
in society. Divergent thinking forms the core of creativity and enables humans to innovate …

Subcortical structures and visual divergent thinking: a resting-state functional MRI analysis

Z Gao, X Liu, D Zhang, M Liu, N Hao - Brain Structure and Function, 2021 - Springer
An increasing number of studies have found that a few, specific subcortical regions are
involved in creative visual divergent thinking. In addition, creative thinking is heavily reliant …

The creative mind: blending oxytocinergic, dopaminergic and personality

A Chong, B Becker, DC Angeles, MG Matos, X Yue… - bioRxiv, 2019 - biorxiv.org
In a fast-changing world, creative thinking (CT) is an extraordinary currency. Oxytocin (OT) is
associated with CT and release of OT depends on ADP ribosyl-cyclases (CD38 and …

[HTML][HTML] Association of COMT and COMT-DRD2 interaction with creative potential

S Zhang, M Zhang, J Zhang - Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Several lines of evidence suggest that genes involved in dopamine (DA) transmission may
contribute to creativity. Among these genes, the catechol-O-methyltransferase gene (COMT) …

Default mode network electrophysiological dynamics and causal role in creative thinking

E Bartoli, E Devara, HQ Dang, R Rabinovich… - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The default mode network (DMN) is a widely distributed, intrinsic brain network thought to
play a crucial role in internally-directed cognition. The present study employs stereo …

[HTML][HTML] Convergent creative thinking performance is associated with white matter structures: Evidence from a large sample study

H Takeuchi, Y Taki, I Matsudaira, S Ikeda, KHS Kawata… - NeuroImage, 2020 - Elsevier
In laboratory settings, creativity is measured using tasks of divergent as well as convergent
thinking. It has been suggested that brain connectivity is important for creativity. In the …