During creative thinking, there is a push-and-pull between the DMN and the CCN: Knowledge Garden

During creative thinking, there is a push-and-pull between the DMN and the CCN

DMN: Default-Mode Network CCN: Cognitive Control Network

The creative process is a balance between the ego, with all of its biases and memories, and the rational and analytical part of the brain.

The DMN brings forward our prior associations and memories as mental simulations

In the DMN, two important network hubs appear to be the medial temporal lobe, which provides you with information from memories and prior associations, and the medial prefrontal cortex, which allows you to put that information together in mental simulations.

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