Individual Differences in Parietal and Premotor Activity During Spatial Cognition Predict Figural Creativity
Individual Differences in Parietal and Premotor Activity During Spatial Cognition Predict Figural Creativity
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10.1080/10400419.2022.2049532
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发表时间：
2022-03
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2.6
通讯作者：
Robert A. Cortes;Griffin A. Colaizzi;Emily L. Dyke;E. G. Peterson;Dakota L. Walker;R. Kolvoord;D. U
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Robert A. Cortes;Griffin A. Colaizzi;Emily L. Dyke;E. G. Peterson;Dakota L. Walker;R. Kolvoord;D. U
摘要创造力通常需要想象空间中元素之间的新颖连接和组合，例如，空间认知和创造力之间的关系已经在行为和神经水平上得到了证明，但是连接这种联系的确切神经认知机制仍然不清楚。本研究测试了心理旋转过程中空间认知相关脑区（特别是运动前区和上级顶叶皮层）功能激活的个体差异是否与复合物体创造任务中的图形创造力相关。在经典的空间任务（心理旋转; MRT）中，运动前区和上级顶叶皮层的功能激活与空间认知的可分离成分有因果关系：上级顶叶活动与抽象空间表征，运动前区活动与主动空间操作。本研究结果表明，在MRT过程中的上级顶叶皮层和运动前皮层的功能激活的个体差异与图形创造力的个体差异。因此，目前的数据提供了新的证据，在空间认知相关的大脑区域和图形创造力的活动之间的相关性，并建议初步了解空间处理的特定组件（包括表示和操作），可能与创造能力。
ABSTRACT Creativity often requires envisioning novel connections and combinations among elements in space, e.g., to invent a new product or generate a work of art. A relationship between spatial cognition and creativity has been demonstrated at both the behavioral and neural levels, but the exact neurocognitive mechanisms that bridge this connection remain unclear. The present study tested whether individual differences in functional activation in spatial cognition-implicated brain regions (specifically focusing on premotor and superior parietal cortex) during mental rotation were associated with figural creativity in a composite object creation task. Functional activation in premotor and superior parietal cortex during a classical spatial task (mental rotation; MRT) has previously been causally linked with dissociable components of spatial cognition: superior parietal activity with abstract spatial representation, and premotor activity with active spatial manipulation. The present findings indicate that individual differences in functional activation of both superior parietal cortex and premotor cortex during MRT were associated with individual differences in figural creativity. The present data thus provide new evidence of a correlation between the activity in spatial cognition-implicated brain regions and figural creativity, and suggest initial insights into particular components of spatial processing (both representation and manipulation) that may be related to creative ability.