心理学报2026，Vol.58Issue(6)：1090-1112,中插7-中插10,27.DOI:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2026.1090
不同类型心智游移对创造性思维的差异化预测及其神经机制
Differential predictions of various types of mind-wandering on creative thinking and the underlying neural mechanisms
摘要
Abstract
Mind-wandering(MW),a prevalent mental experience,has been linked to creative thinking,but empirical findings remain inconsistent.Some research suggests that mind-wandering can enhance creative thinking,while other studies show no significant relationship.This inconsistency may arise from treating mind-wandering as a unitary construct,neglecting its heterogeneous nature.To address this gap,the present study used functional near-infrared spectroscopy(fNIRS)to investigate the distinct relationships between different types of mind-wandering and creative thinking,alongside their underlying neural correlates,at both trait and state levels. In Experiment 1(trait level),resting-state brain activity was recorded via fNIRS.Participants completed the Generation and Selection Questionnaire(GSQ)to assess creative thinking at the trait level and the Short Imaginal Processes Inventory(SIPI)to measure positive-constructive daydreaming(PCD)and guilty-dysphoric daydreaming(GDD).Results showed that PCD mediated three distinct pathways:the positive relationship between functional connectivity of the bilateral superior temporal gyri and creative idea generation,the negative relationship between functional connectivity of the frontal pole and left middle temporal gyrus and creative idea generation,and the positive relationship between functional connectivity of the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and right inferior frontal gyrus and creative idea selection. Experiment 2(state level)employed a creative incubation paradigm.Brain activity was recorded during an Alternative Uses Task(AUT).The Sustained Attention to Response Task(SART)served as the incubation period,during which thought probes assessed deliberate(MW-d),spontaneous(MW-s),task-related(MW-r)and task-unrelated(MW-u)mind-wandering.The findings revealed that MW-r was significantly associated with higher post-incubation AUT originality,whereas MW-u showed no such association.At the neural level,MW-r was linked to decreased functional connectivity between the left inferior frontal gyrus and left supramarginal gyrus,as well as between bilateral inferior frontal gyri,and to increased dynamic functional connectivity between the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and right inferior frontal gyrus. These findings elucidate the specific types of mind-wandering that are associated with creative thinking,providing a multi-level neural account that helps resolve previous contradictory findings and deepens our understanding of the adaptive potential of mind-wandering.关键词
创造性思维/心智游移/积极−建设型心智游移/任务相关的心智游移/功能性近红外光谱脑成像技术Key words
mind-wandering/creative thinking/positive-constructive daydreaming/task-related mind-wandering/fNIRS分类
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李亚丹,谢聪,张姬毓,苏佳豪..不同类型心智游移对创造性思维的差异化预测及其神经机制[J].心理学报,2026,58(6):1090-1112,中插7-中插10,27.基金项目
陕西省自然科学基础研究计划一般项目(2025JC-YBMS-208)、陕西省社会科学基金年度项目(2024P004)、陕西省三秦英才特殊支持计划创新创业团队项目、中央高校基本科研业务费科技领军创新团队培育项目(GK202502005)和中央高校基本科研业务项目(2023BFXM005)资助. （2025JC-YBMS-208）
