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Dietrich, Arne and Haider, Hilde ORCID: 0000-0001-7293-3166 (2017). A Neurocognitive Framework for Human Creative Thought. Front. Psychol., 7. LAUSANNE: FRONTIERS MEDIA SA. ISSN 1664-1078

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Abstract

We are an intensely creative species. Creativity is the fountainhead of our civilizations and a defining characteristic of what makes us human. But for all its prominence at the apex of human mental faculties, we know next to nothing about how brains generate creative ideas. With all previous attempts to tighten the screws on this vexed problem unsuccessful right brains, divergent thinking, defocused attention, default mode network, alpha enhancement, prefrontal activation, etc. (Dietrich and Kanso, 2010) the neuroscientific study of creativity finds itself in a theoretical arid zone that has perhaps no equal in psychology. We propose here a general framework for a fresh attack on the problem and set it out under 10 foundational concepts. Most of the ideas we favor are part and parcel of the standard conceptual toolbox of cognitive neuroscience but their combination and significance to creativity are original. By outlining, even in such broad strokes, the theoretical landscape of cognitive neuroscience as it relates to creative insights, we hope to bring into clear focus the key enabling factors that are likely to have a hand in computing ideational combinations in the brain.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Dietrich, Arne UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Haider, Hilde UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0001-7293-3166 UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-242636
DOI:	10.3389/fpsyg.2016.02078
Journal or Publication Title:	Front. Psychol.
Volume:	7
Date:	2017
Publisher:	FRONTIERS MEDIA SA
Place of Publication:	LAUSANNE
ISSN:	1664-1078
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE; SELECTIVE RETENTION; BLIND VARIATION; MOTOR CONTROL; BRAIN; TASK; REPRESENTATIONS; PREDICTIONS; EMULATION; INSIGHT Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/24263