%0 Journal Article %1 Fink2010 %A Fink, Andreas %A Grabner, Roland H. %A Gebauer, Daniela %A Reishofer, Gernot %A Koschutnig, Karl %A Ebner, Franz %D 2010 %J NeuroImage %K background braincognitive creativity enhancing neurosome plasticq stimulation %P - %R 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.05.072 %T Enhancing creativity by means of cognitive stimulation: Evidence from an fMRI study %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WNP-5070DHX-5/2/0ea1c643c3474309d5beaf44b4b3fd6e %V In Press, Uncorrected Proof %X Cognitive stimulation via the exposure to ideas of other people is an effective tool in stimulating creativity in group-based creativity techniques. In this fMRI study, we investigate whether creative cognition can be enhanced through idea sharing and how performance improvements are reflected in brain activity. Thirty-one participants had to generate alternative uses of everyday objects during fMRI recording. Additionally, participants performed this task after a time period in which they had to reflect on their ideas or in which they were confronted with stimulus-related ideas of others. Cognitive stimulation was effective in improving originality, and this performance improvement was associated with activation increases in a neural network including right-hemispheric temporo-parietal, medial frontal, and posterior cingulate cortices, bilaterally. Given the involvement of these brain areas in semantic integration, memory retrieval, and attentional processes, cognitive stimulation could have resulted in a modulation of bottom-up attention enabling participants to produce more original ideas.

@article{Fink2010, abstract = {Cognitive stimulation via the exposure to ideas of other people is an effective tool in stimulating creativity in group-based creativity techniques. In this fMRI study, we investigate whether creative cognition can be enhanced through idea sharing and how performance improvements are reflected in brain activity. Thirty-one participants had to generate alternative uses of everyday objects during fMRI recording. Additionally, participants performed this task after a time period in which they had to reflect on their ideas or in which they were confronted with stimulus-related ideas of others. Cognitive stimulation was effective in improving originality, and this performance improvement was associated with activation increases in a neural network including right-hemispheric temporo-parietal, medial frontal, and posterior cingulate cortices, bilaterally. Given the involvement of these brain areas in semantic integration, memory retrieval, and attentional processes, cognitive stimulation could have resulted in a modulation of bottom-up attention enabling participants to produce more original ideas.}, added-at = {2010-06-09T16:33:03.000+0200}, author = {Fink, Andreas and Grabner, Roland H. and Gebauer, Daniela and Reishofer, Gernot and Koschutnig, Karl and Ebner, Franz}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/27b5ca0bbda7de6d39428e585d615f276/philoscience}, description = {ScienceDirect - NeuroImage : Enhancing creativity by means of cognitive stimulation: Evidence from an fMRI study}, doi = {10.1016/j.neuroimage.2010.05.072}, interhash = {1a62eeff53d2a8b5a582b715ffc720d2}, intrahash = {7b5ca0bbda7de6d39428e585d615f276}, issn = {1053-8119}, journal = {NeuroImage}, keywords = {background braincognitive creativity enhancing neurosome plasticq stimulation}, pages = { - }, timestamp = {2010-06-11T09:56:50.000+0200}, title = {Enhancing creativity by means of cognitive stimulation: Evidence from an fMRI study}, url = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6WNP-5070DHX-5/2/0ea1c643c3474309d5beaf44b4b3fd6e}, volume = {In Press, Uncorrected Proof}, year = 2010 }