Neuropsychological differentiation of adaptive creativity and schizotypal cognition

Joscelyn E. Fisher; Wendy Heller; Gregory A. Miller

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Neuropsychological differentiation of adaptive creativity and schizotypal cognition

Joscelyn E. Fisher, Wendy Heller, Gregory A. Miller

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Both creativity and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders have been associated with activation of remote semantic concepts, but this activation results in innovative output in one case and communication disturbances in the other. The present study examined the relationship between monitoring semantic information (which relies on executive brain function), creativity, and characteristics of schizotypy in an undergraduate population. Results indicate that executive function differentiates the use of semantic information in creativity and schizotypy. Specification of the balance between executive monitoring and activation of semantic information is important for determining how communication disturbances manifest, and for the measurement of creativity and schizotypy in the general population.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	70-75
Number of pages	6
Journal	Personality and Individual Differences
Volume	54
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2012.08.003
State	Published - Jan 2013

Keywords

Creativity
Executive function
Memory
Schizotypy
Semantic

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General Psychology

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