TY - JOUR
T1 - Where do bright ideas occur in ourbrain? Meta-analytic evidence from neuroimaging studies of domain-specific creativity
AU - Boccia, Maddalena
AU - Piccardi, Laura
AU - Palermo, Liana
AU - Nori, Raffaella
AU - Palmiero, Massimiliano
PY - 2015
Y1 - 2015
N2 - Many studies have assessed the neural underpinnings of creativity, failing to find a clearanatomical localization. We aimed to provide evidence for a multi-componential neuralsystem for creativity. We applied a general activation likelihood estimation (ALE) metaanalysisto 45 fMRI studies. Three individual ALE analyses were performed to assesscreativity in different cognitive domains (Musical, Verbal, and Visuo-spatial). The generalALE revealed that creativity relies on clusters of activations in the bilateral occipital,parietal, frontal, and temporal lobes. The individual ALE revealed different maximalactivation in different domains. Musical creativity yields activations in the bilateral medialfrontal gyrus, in the left cingulate gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, and inferior parietal lobuleand in the right postcentral and fusiform gyri. Verbal creativity yields activations mainlylocated in the left hemisphere, in the prefrontal cortex, middle and superior temporalgyri, inferior parietal lobule, postcentral and supramarginal gyri, middle occipital gyrus,and insula. The right inferior frontal gyrus and the lingual gyrus were also activated.Visuo-spatial creativity activates the right middle and inferior frontal gyri, the bilateralthalamus and the left precentral gyrus. This evidence suggests that creativity relies onmulti-componential neural networks and that different creativity domains depend ondifferent brain regions.
AB - Many studies have assessed the neural underpinnings of creativity, failing to find a clearanatomical localization. We aimed to provide evidence for a multi-componential neuralsystem for creativity. We applied a general activation likelihood estimation (ALE) metaanalysisto 45 fMRI studies. Three individual ALE analyses were performed to assesscreativity in different cognitive domains (Musical, Verbal, and Visuo-spatial). The generalALE revealed that creativity relies on clusters of activations in the bilateral occipital,parietal, frontal, and temporal lobes. The individual ALE revealed different maximalactivation in different domains. Musical creativity yields activations in the bilateral medialfrontal gyrus, in the left cingulate gyrus, middle frontal gyrus, and inferior parietal lobuleand in the right postcentral and fusiform gyri. Verbal creativity yields activations mainlylocated in the left hemisphere, in the prefrontal cortex, middle and superior temporalgyri, inferior parietal lobule, postcentral and supramarginal gyri, middle occipital gyrus,and insula. The right inferior frontal gyrus and the lingual gyrus were also activated.Visuo-spatial creativity activates the right middle and inferior frontal gyri, the bilateralthalamus and the left precentral gyrus. This evidence suggests that creativity relies onmulti-componential neural networks and that different creativity domains depend ondifferent brain regions.
KW - Creativity
KW - Divergent thinking
KW - Executive functions
KW - Idea generation
KW - Musical improvisation
KW - Open-ended problems
KW - Verbal processing
KW - Visuo-spatial processing
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U2 - 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01195
DO - 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.01195
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84971268748
VL - 6
JO - Frontiers in Psychology
JF - Frontiers in Psychology
SN - 1664-1078
IS - AUG
M1 - 1195
ER -