Habitual physical activity is related to more creative activities and achievements DOI Creative Commons
Christian Rominger, Andréas Fink, Corinna M. Perchtold‐Stefan

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Nov. 30, 2024

Abstract Beyond health, physical activity (PA) is associated with better creative ideation performance. People who are habitually more physically active produce original ideas when asked to think creatively about an alternative use of everyday object such as a brick. This aligns findings indicating positive relationship PA basic cognition, memory, attention, well executive functioning. However, the best our knowledge, date, no empirical research examined link between (or inactivity) and real-life behavior. Therefore, this study investigated how objective subjective assessments relate activities achievements. In sample 156 participants wearing mobile sensor for up five consecutive days, less sedentary behavior moderate-to-vigorous were frequent activities. A similar pattern associations occurred self-rated habitual PA, which explained additional unique variance For (assessed via sensor), we did not find achievements, openness, The results suggest that effects may generalize from performance outcomes cooking dishes making music.

Language: Английский

The Interoceptive Brain: Confidence Ratings and Accuracy Scores are Independently and Differently Associated With Task‐Related Alpha Power During the Heartbeat Tracking Task DOI Creative Commons
Christian Rominger, Andréas Fink, Corinna M. Perchtold‐Stefan

et al.

Psychophysiology, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 62(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

Cardiac interoception is important for health and can be assessed in terms of accuracy (IAcc) sensibility (IS), at least. While IAcc measures the correspondence between recorded perceived heartbeats, IS means confidence interoceptive perceptions during task. The present study investigated if brain activity heartbeat tracking task associated with as well IS. Specifically, we were interested task-related power (TRP) alpha band (8-12 Hz), known to indicate task-specific cognitive functions such semantic, attentional, sensory processes, IS, respectively. In a sample 30 participants, found relatively higher TRP over left temporal parietal areas (vs. right) Furthermore, observed negative association Lower might that more pronounced processes are linked positive effect (independent from IS), which internal attention beneficial IAcc. We further discuss findings context methodological issues Taken together, pattern favors investigation (i.e., ratings) combination gain better access improve our understanding neural underpinnings (cardiac) interoception.

Language: Английский

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Feel connected to create: Self-reported psychedelic drug users exhibit higher sense of connectedness and better divergent thinking skills compared to non-users DOI Creative Commons
Christian Rominger,

Carolina Subow

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 20(4), P. e0320755 - e0320755

Published: April 11, 2025

Psychedelic drugs can increase health, wellbeing, and even boost cognitive functions such as creativity. Beyond this, previous studies indicated that psychedelic drug intake the sense of connectedness to world, others, self. The present preregistered cross-sectional online survey investigated whether link between use creativity (as a potential real-life creativity) takes place due increased in users. We collected data 326 participants (187 users 139 non-users), who worked on an alternate uses task answered questionnaires assessing creativity, connectedness, experience meaningful coincidences, well life satisfaction affect. In line with all hypotheses, we found showed higher creative (i.e., originality, fluency), more activities (at trend). Furthermore, feelings (to self world) were associated originality ideas partially mediated difference non-users. Life positive affect not significantly but positively linked synchronicity experiences. These findings provide evidence for association self-reported strengthen role self) psychological reason why psychedelics might enhance

Language: Английский

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Today’s positive affect predicts tomorrow’s experience of meaningful coincidences: a cross-lagged multilevel analysis DOI Creative Commons
Christian Rominger, Andréas Fink, Corinna M. Perchtold‐Stefan

et al.

Cognition & Emotion, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 8

Published: May 9, 2024

The perception of meaningful patterns in random arrangements and unrelated events takes place our everyday lives, coined apophenia, synchronicity, or the experience coincidences. However, we do not know yet what predicts this phenomenon. To investigate this, re-analyzed a combined data set two daily diary studies with total N = 169 participants (mean age 29.95 years; 54 men). We investigated if positive negative affect (PA, NA) number coincidences on following day (or vice versa). By means cross-lagged multilevel modelling approach (Bayesian estimation) evaluated which theoretical assumptions are more line. First, facilitated by broader flexible thinking style, PA should positively predict at day. signifies strategy to cope feeling states, NA during In favour found that predicted perceived did find any effect for NA, therefore, no evidence arguing coping mechanism hypothesis

Language: Английский

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The discovery and innovation of AI does not qualify as creativity DOI
Mark A. Runco

Journal of Cognitive Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 10

Published: Dec. 9, 2024

This paper explores the possibility that AI can be creative. The output of sometimes appears to creative, and has been attributed with creativity, but processes used by are indicative artificial creativity rather than authentic creativity. There important implications. If is a creative capacity, for example, meaning "creativity" would diluted such it relegates some what humans do when they in turn misinform could mislead efforts support human focus on outcomes does allow objectivity, most useful explanations require description underlying processes. present effort examines involved (a) memory (b) perception, (c) machine learning. It suggests generative potentially innovative, not truly Further, suggest discovery

Language: Английский

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MRI resting-state signature of the propensity to experience meaningful coincidences: a functional coupling analysis DOI Creative Commons
Christian Rominger, Karl Koschutnig, Andréas Fink

et al.

Cerebral Cortex, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 34(7)

Published: July 1, 2024

The propensity to experience meaningful patterns in random arrangements and unrelated events shows considerable interindividual differences. Reduced inhibitory control (over sensory processes) decreased working memory capacities are associated with this trait, which implies that the activation of frontal as well posterior brain regions may be altered during rest tasks. In addition, people experiencing more coincidences showed reduced gray matter left inferior gyrus (IFG), is linked inhibition irrelevant information integration multisensory information. To study deviations functional connectivity IFG associative areas, present investigated fMRI resting state a large sample n = 101 participants. We applied seed-to-voxel analysis found who perceive negative (i.e. pars triangularis) areas cortex (e.g. superior parietal cortex). A data-driven multivoxel pattern further indicated cluster located right cerebellum including parts middle gyrus, precentral (pars opercularis) was coincidences. These findings add evidence neurocognitive foundations coincidences, strengthens idea functions motor explain why meaning meaningless noise.

Language: Английский

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Habitual physical activity is related to more creative activities and achievements DOI Creative Commons
Christian Rominger, Andréas Fink, Corinna M. Perchtold‐Stefan

et al.

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 14(1)

Published: Nov. 30, 2024

Abstract Beyond health, physical activity (PA) is associated with better creative ideation performance. People who are habitually more physically active produce original ideas when asked to think creatively about an alternative use of everyday object such as a brick. This aligns findings indicating positive relationship PA basic cognition, memory, attention, well executive functioning. However, the best our knowledge, date, no empirical research examined link between (or inactivity) and real-life behavior. Therefore, this study investigated how objective subjective assessments relate activities achievements. In sample 156 participants wearing mobile sensor for up five consecutive days, less sedentary behavior moderate-to-vigorous were frequent activities. A similar pattern associations occurred self-rated habitual PA, which explained additional unique variance For (assessed via sensor), we did not find achievements, openness, The results suggest that effects may generalize from performance outcomes cooking dishes making music.

Language: Английский

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