Different brain structures associated with artistic and scientific creativity: a voxel-based morphometry study

• DOI: 10.1038/srep42911
• Publication Date: 2017-02-21T14:16:40Z
• Authors: Baoguo Shi; Xiaoqing Cao; Qunlin Chen; Kaixiang Zhuang; Jiang Qiu
• Keywords: Voxel-based morphometry; Gyrus

Abstract Creativity is the ability to produce original and valuable ideas or behaviors. In real life, artistic scientific creativity promoted development of human civilization; however, date, no studies have systematically investigated differences in brain structures responsible for a large sample. Using voxel-based morphometry (VBM), this study identified regional gray matter volume (GMV) across between (assessed by Creative Achievement Questionnaire) 356 young, healthy subjects. The results showed that was significantly negatively associated with GMV supplementary motor area (SMA) anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). contrast, positively correlated left middle frontal gyrus (MFG) inferior occipital (IOG). Overall, salience network (SN), whereas executive attention semantic processing. These may provide an effective marker can be used predict evaluate individuals’ creative performance fields science art.