[HTML][HTML] Memory and creativity: A meta-analytic examination of the relationship between memory systems and creative cognition

CR Gerver, JW Griffin, NA Dennis, RE Beaty - Psychonomic Bulletin & …, 2023 - Springer
Increasing evidence suggests that specific memory systems (eg, semantic vs. episodic) may
support specific creative thought processes. However, there are a number of inconsistencies …

Oscillatory multiplexing of neural population codes for interval timing and working memory

BM Gu, H van Rijn, WH Meck - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Interval timing and working memory are critical components of cognition that are supported
by neural oscillations in prefrontal–striatal–hippocampal circuits. In this review, the …

[HTML][HTML] The role of individual differences in cognitive training and transfer

SM Jaeggi, M Buschkuehl, P Shah, J Jonides - Memory & cognition, 2014 - Springer
Working memory (WM) training has recently become a topic of intense interest and
controversy. Although several recent studies have reported near-and far-transfer effects as a …

Working memory capacity, mind wandering, and creative cognition: An individual-differences investigation into the benefits of controlled versus spontaneous thought.

BA Smeekens, MJ Kane - … of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
Should executive control, as indicated by working memory capacity (WMC) and mind-
wandering propensity, help or hinder creativity? Sustained and focused attention should …

Uncorking the muse: Alcohol intoxication facilitates creative problem solving

AF Jarosz, GJH Colflesh, J Wiley - Consciousness and cognition, 2012 - Elsevier
That alcohol provides a benefit to creative processes has long been assumed by popular
culture, but to date has not been tested. The current experiment tested the effects of …

Nature and measurement of attention control.

AP Burgoyne, JS Tsukahara, CA Mashburn… - Journal of …, 2023 - psycnet.apa.org
Individual differences in the ability to control attention are correlated with a wide range of
important outcomes, from academic achievement and job performance to health behaviors …

Working memory capacity, attentional focus, and problem solving

J Wiley, AF Jarosz - Current Directions in Psychological …, 2012 - journals.sagepub.com
Attentional focus is important for many cognitive processes, including problem solving. In
this article, we discuss working memory capacity (WMC), a construct related to the ability to …

Keeping creativity under control: Contributions of attention control and fluid intelligence to divergent thinking

E Frith, MJ Kane, MS Welhaf… - Creativity Research …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Increasing research efforts are focused on explaining the cognitive bases of creativity.
However, it remains unclear when and how cognitive factors such as intelligence and …

[HTML][HTML] Mind wandering “Ahas” versus mindful reasoning: Alternative routes to creative solutions

CM Zedelius, JW Schooler - Frontiers in psychology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Based on mixed results linking both mindfulness and its opposing construct mind wandering
to enhanced creativity, we predicted that the relationship between mindfulness and creativity …

Much ado about aha!: Insight problem solving is strongly related to working memory capacity and reasoning ability.

A Chuderski, J Jastrzębski - Journal of Experimental Psychology …, 2018 - psycnet.apa.org
A battery comprising 4 fluid reasoning tests as well as 13 working memory (WM) tasks that
involved storage, recall, updating, binding, and executive control, was applied to 318 adults …