View in EDS HTML Full Text PDF Full Text

Generation of Novel Ideas: Creativity in Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Healthy Older Adults.

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Title: Generation of Novel Ideas: Creativity in Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Healthy Older Adults.
Authors: Marsh, Georgia (AUTHOR), Aung, Ohnmar (AUTHOR), Ceslis, Amelia (AUTHOR), Adam, Robert (AUTHOR), Mosley, Philip (AUTHOR), Fripp, Jurgen (AUTHOR), Robinson, Gail A. (AUTHOR)
Source: Creativity Research Journal. Jul-Sep2025, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p342-357. 16p.
Subjects: Alzheimer's disease, Mild cognitive impairment, Cognition disorders, Creative ability, Executive function, Cognitive psychology, Health of older people, Originality
Abstract: Creativity refers to the ability to produce ideas or actions that are novel and useful, incorporating convergent and divergent thinking. Currently, limited attention has been paid to changes in creativity with disease progression (e.g. mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease). Therefore, this study examined the patterns of creativity between healthy controls (n = 36), adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI; n = 23), and adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD; n = 21). The study explored whether performance on creativity tasks can predict clinical group and contributing cognitive processes. Various cognitive tests were administered to participants, including measures of creativity. Our findings suggested that creative thought is reduced in individuals with MCI and AD, such that the AD group generated the lowest number of correct responses and made the most errors on all creativity tasks, indicating that creative ability decreases as dementia progresses. Performance on creativity tasks could also predict clinical group (depending on the task, ranging from 49% to 82% of those having MCI), indicating sensitivity to novel idea generation, which has been linked to frontal lobe impairment. Our findings suggested that core cognitive processes underlying creativity, including semantic knowledge and executive functions, are critical for producing new creative thoughts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Copyright of Creativity Research Journal is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
Database: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
Full text is not displayed to guests.
FullText Links:
  – Type: pdflink
Text:
  Availability: 1
Header DbId: pbh
DbLabel: Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection
An: 186774307
AccessLevel: 6
PubType: Academic Journal
PubTypeId: academicJournal
PreciseRelevancyScore: 0
IllustrationInfo
Items – Name: Title
  Label: Title
  Group: Ti
  Data: Generation of Novel Ideas: Creativity in Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Healthy Older Adults.
– Name: Author
  Label: Authors
  Group: Au
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Marsh%2C+Georgia%22">Marsh, Georgia</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Aung%2C+Ohnmar%22">Aung, Ohnmar</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Ceslis%2C+Amelia%22">Ceslis, Amelia</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Adam%2C+Robert%22">Adam, Robert</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Mosley%2C+Philip%22">Mosley, Philip</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Fripp%2C+Jurgen%22">Fripp, Jurgen</searchLink> (AUTHOR)<br /><searchLink fieldCode="AR" term="%22Robinson%2C+Gail+A%2E%22">Robinson, Gail A.</searchLink> (AUTHOR)
– Name: TitleSource
  Label: Source
  Group: Src
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="JN" term="%22Creativity+Research+Journal%22">Creativity Research Journal</searchLink>. Jul-Sep2025, Vol. 37 Issue 3, p342-357. 16p.
– Name: Subject
  Label: Subjects
  Group: Su
  Data: <searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Alzheimer's+disease%22">Alzheimer's disease</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Mild+cognitive+impairment%22">Mild cognitive impairment</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Cognition+disorders%22">Cognition disorders</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Creative+ability%22">Creative ability</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Executive+function%22">Executive function</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Cognitive+psychology%22">Cognitive psychology</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Health+of+older+people%22">Health of older people</searchLink><br /><searchLink fieldCode="DE" term="%22Originality%22">Originality</searchLink>
– Name: Abstract
  Label: Abstract
  Group: Ab
  Data: Creativity refers to the ability to produce ideas or actions that are novel and useful, incorporating convergent and divergent thinking. Currently, limited attention has been paid to changes in creativity with disease progression (e.g. mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease). Therefore, this study examined the patterns of creativity between healthy controls (n = 36), adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI; n = 23), and adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD; n = 21). The study explored whether performance on creativity tasks can predict clinical group and contributing cognitive processes. Various cognitive tests were administered to participants, including measures of creativity. Our findings suggested that creative thought is reduced in individuals with MCI and AD, such that the AD group generated the lowest number of correct responses and made the most errors on all creativity tasks, indicating that creative ability decreases as dementia progresses. Performance on creativity tasks could also predict clinical group (depending on the task, ranging from 49% to 82% of those having MCI), indicating sensitivity to novel idea generation, which has been linked to frontal lobe impairment. Our findings suggested that core cognitive processes underlying creativity, including semantic knowledge and executive functions, are critical for producing new creative thoughts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
– Name: AbstractSuppliedCopyright
  Label:
  Group: Ab
  Data: <i>Copyright of Creativity Research Journal is the property of Taylor & Francis Ltd and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites without the copyright holder's express written permission. Additionally, content may not be used with any artificial intelligence tools or machine learning technologies. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract.</i> (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)
PLink https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=pbh&AN=186774307
RecordInfo BibRecord:
  BibEntity:
    Identifiers:
      – Type: doi
        Value: 10.1080/10400419.2024.2304498
    Languages:
      – Code: eng
        Text: English
    PhysicalDescription:
      Pagination:
        PageCount: 16
        StartPage: 342
    Subjects:
      – SubjectFull: Alzheimer's disease
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Mild cognitive impairment
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Cognition disorders
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Creative ability
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Executive function
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Cognitive psychology
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Health of older people
        Type: general
      – SubjectFull: Originality
        Type: general
    Titles:
      – TitleFull: Generation of Novel Ideas: Creativity in Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Healthy Older Adults.
        Type: main
  BibRelationships:
    HasContributorRelationships:
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Marsh, Georgia
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Aung, Ohnmar
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Ceslis, Amelia
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Adam, Robert
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Mosley, Philip
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Fripp, Jurgen
      – PersonEntity:
          Name:
            NameFull: Robinson, Gail A.
    IsPartOfRelationships:
      – BibEntity:
          Dates:
            – D: 01
              M: 07
              Text: Jul-Sep2025
              Type: published
              Y: 2025
          Identifiers:
            – Type: issn-print
              Value: 10400419
          Numbering:
            – Type: volume
              Value: 37
            – Type: issue
              Value: 3
          Titles:
            – TitleFull: Creativity Research Journal
              Type: main
ResultId 1