{"ID":2850346,"CreatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","UpdatedAt":"2026-06-01T04:54:23.091178241Z","DeletedAt":null,"paper_url":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22364","arxiv_id":"2510.22364","title":"Resting-State EEG Network Profiles Associated with Creative Engagement and Creative Self-Efficacy","abstract":"Creativity is a core cognitive capacity underlying innovation and adaptive problem solving, yet how it is represented in the brain's intrinsic functional architecture is not fully understood. While resting-state fMRI studies have identified large-scale network correlates associated with differences in creativity, EEG provides the temporal resolution for examining oscillatory dynamics contributing to intrinsic network organization. We examined whether resting-state EEG connectivity patterns are associated with individual differences across multiple creativity-related measures. Thirty healthy young adults completed a multidimensional creativity battery comprising the Inventory of Creative Activities and Achievements (ICAA), the Divergent Association Task (DAT), the Matchstick Arithmetic Puzzles Task (MAPT) and a Self-rating (SR) of creative ability. Graph-theoretical analyses of alpha-band functional connectivity revealed two participant groups, each with distinct patterns of neural activity: Cluster 1 showed reduced global connectivity with relatively preserved left frontal connectivity and greater network modularity; Cluster 0 exhibited stronger overall connectivity strength, reduced modularity and higher local clustering. Notably, Cluster 1 reported higher self-rated creative ability and more frequent engagement in real-world creative activities. These findings suggest that resting-state EEG connectivity patterns are associated with variation in creative self-efficacy and creative engagement, highlighting characteristic patterns of alpha-band network organization observed at rest.","short_abstract":"Creativity is a core cognitive capacity underlying innovation and adaptive problem solving, yet how it is represented in the brain's intrinsic functional architecture is not fully understood. While resting-state fMRI studies have identified large-scale network correlates associated with differences in creativity, EEG p...","url_abs":"https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.22364","url_pdf":"https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.22364v2","authors":"[\"Samir Damji\",\"Simrut Kurry\",\"Shazia'Ayn Babul\",\"Joydeep Bhattacharya\",\"Naznin Virji-Babul\"]","published":"2025-10-25T16:50:57Z","proceeding":"q-bio.NC","tasks":"[\"q-bio.NC\",\"eess.SP\",\"q-bio.QM\"]","methods":"[\"Generative Adversarial Network\"]","has_code":false}