Divergent thinking (DT) is central to human innovation and creativity, yet its assessment remains largely constrained by lab-based tasks and a focus o…

Abstract. Dreams have arguably been a source of creative insight for millennia. The specific assertion that dreams during rapid eye movement (REM) sleep pr

A sudden flash of insight is a product of your brain. Neuroscientists track the neural activity underlying an “aha” and how it might boost memory.

Neuroscience; Cognitive neuroscience

The human brain cycles through a repertoire of brain networks on a 1-second timescale during rest and tasks. This cycling appears to allow periodic engagement of essential cognitive functions, with th...

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Experiences of insight come with a burst of brain activity — and a memory boost.

The Trump administration’s freezing of $790 million in federal research funding for Northwestern University has left concerned lab directors without key grants and forced the university to spend mi…

A study using brain scans shows that flashes of insight reorganize neural patterns in the visual cortex and engage memory and emotion regions, helping embed the solution more deeply in long-term memory.

Insight, involving representational change, can boost long-term memory. Here, in an fMRI study, the authors show that insight triggers stronger conceptual shifts in solution relevant brain regions and...

Researchers at Stand Up for Science rallies voice defiance against the policies of US President Donald Trump’s administration.

Metaphor generation is both a creative act and a means of learning. When learning a new concept, people often create a metaphor to connect the new concept to existing knowledge. Does the manner in wh...

Verbal creativity in generating novel metaphors is widely recognized, but its electrophysiological basis has not been investigated. By applying brain state analysis to EEG data, we identify oscillato...

Robust evidence that creativity is tied to the capacity to dynamically switch between brain networks supporting spontaneous and controlled cognition.

Humans perceive discrete events such as “restaurant visits” and “train rides” in their continuous experience. One important prerequisite for studying human event perception is the ability of researche...