October 2015

Default and Executive Network Coupling Supports Creative Idea Production Roger E. Beaty, Mathias Benedek, Scott Barry Kaufman, and Paul J. Silvia The role of attention in creative cognition remains controversial. Neuroimaging studies have reported activation of brain regions linked to both cognitive control and spontaneous imaginative processes, raising questions about how these regions interact to… Read more New paper from the Imagination Institute published in Nature Scientific Reports

Scott Barry Kaufman, Lena C. Quilty, Rachael G. Grazioplene, Jacob B. Hirsh, Jeremy R. Gray, Jordan B. Peterson, and Colin G. DeYoung The Big Five personality dimension Openness/Intellect is the trait most closely associated with creativity and creative achievement. Little is known, however, regarding the discriminant validity of its two aspects—Openness to Experience (reflecting cognitive… Read more Openness and Intellect Differentially Predict Creative Achievement in the Arts and Sciences