The cognitive, emotional and neural correlates of creativity

• Main Author: Carsten K. W. De Dreu (auth)
• Other Authors: Bernard A. Nijstad (auth), Matthijs Baas (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2015
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; divergent thinking; Neuroscience; emotion; Motivation; incubation; EEG; creativity; creative cognition; Convergent Thinking
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Across species, humans have an unsurpassed capacity for creative thought and innovation. Human creativity is at the roots of extraordinary achievements in the arts and sciences, and enables individuals and their groups to adapt flexibly to changing circumstances, to manage complex social relations,...