Brainstorming: Interbrain coupling in groups forms the basis of group creativity.
Journal
Communications biology
ISSN: 2399-3642
Titre abrégé: Commun Biol
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101719179
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
28 Jul 2024
28 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
02
03
2024
accepted:
22
07
2024
medline:
29
7
2024
pubmed:
29
7
2024
entrez:
28
7
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Although the impact of group dynamics on creativity is widely recognized, prior research has primarily concentrated on individuals in isolation from social context. To address this lacuna, we focus on groups as the fundamental unit of analysis. We used functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) to examine brain activity in groups of four during brainstorming discussions. We assessed interbrain coupling in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC), a brain region linked to flexibility, and in the inferior frontal gyrus (IFG), a region associated with imitation. Our findings demonstrate that creativity-focused discussions induced interbrain coupling both in regions related to flexibility and herding. Notably, interbrain coupling in the IFG was associated with more imitation of responses. Critically, while interbrain coupling in the DLPFC positively predicted group creativity, in the IFG it negatively predicted creativity. These findings suggest that increase in group mindsets of flexibility relative to herding is important for enhancing group creativity.
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pubmed: 39069529
doi: 10.1038/s42003-024-06614-7
pii: 10.1038/s42003-024-06614-7
doi:
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Journal Article
Langues
eng
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© 2024. The Author(s).
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