Brainstorming: Interbrain coupling in groups forms the basis of group creativity
Communications Biology,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
7(1)
Опубликована: Июль 28, 2024
Although
the
impact
of
group
dynamics
on
creativity
is
widely
recognized,
prior
research
has
primarily
concentrated
individuals
in
isolation
from
social
context.
To
address
this
lacuna,
we
focus
groups
as
fundamental
unit
analysis.
We
used
functional
near-infrared
spectroscopy
(fNIRS)
to
examine
brain
activity
four
during
brainstorming
discussions.
assessed
interbrain
coupling
dorsolateral
prefrontal
cortex
(DLPFC),
a
region
linked
flexibility,
and
inferior
frontal
gyrus
(IFG),
associated
with
imitation.
Our
findings
demonstrate
that
creativity-focused
discussions
induced
both
regions
related
flexibility
herding.
Notably,
IFG
was
more
imitation
responses.
Critically,
while
DLPFC
positively
predicted
creativity,
it
negatively
creativity.
These
suggest
increase
mindsets
relative
herding
important
for
enhancing
An
fNIRS
study
examining
suggests
predicts
Язык: Английский
Investigating differences in brain activity between physical and digital prototyping in open and constrained design tasks
Proceedings of the Design Society,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
4, С. 945 - 954
Опубликована: Май 1, 2024
Abstract
This
article
presents
an
fNIRS
experiment
investigating
cognitive
differences
between
physical
and
digital
prototyping
methods
in
designers
(N=25)
engaged
open
constrained
design
tasks.
Initial
results
suggest
that
yields
increased
hemodynamic
response
(i.e.,
brain
activity)
compared
to
design,
the
prefrontal
cortex.
Further
work
will
seek
triangulate
by
potential
correlations
processes
outputs.
Язык: Английский