A Brain Mechanism for Facilitation of Insight by Positive Affect

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Experience sampling during fMRI reveals default network and executive system contributions to mind wandering (2009, background): “observed during creative thinking (60-62) where executive regions such as the dorsal ACC and default network regions such as the PCC are activated prior to solving problems”
Evaluative and generative modes of thought during the creative process (2012, background): “…found evidence of coactivation in parts of both the executive and default networks, such as the ACC, PCC/precuneus, and TPJ during insight problem solving (Kounios et al., 2008; Subramaniam et al., 2009) and DLPFC, ACC, PCC/precuneus, and TPJ during a fluid analogy task (Geake and Hansen, 2005).”
Time course of EEG power during creative problem‐solving with insight or remote thinking (2021, methodology): “…the insula, during RAT-like tasks (Aberg et al., 2016; Anderson et al., 2009; Becker et al., 2020, 2021; Jung-Beeman et al., 2004; Luo & Niki, 2003; Subramaniam et al., 2009; Tik et al., 2018) or other insight tasks (Aziz-Zadeh et al., 2009; Dietrich & Kanso, 2010; Lin et al., 2018; Qiu et al.,…”