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International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), Volume 15 Issue 6, 2024.
Abstract: Among the most important cognitive behaviors, creativity is essential for the flourishing of societies and mastery of various aspects of life around us. The effects of creative activities on the brain have only been examined in a few limited studies to date. The effects of such activities on the autonomic system have not been extensively studied. In this study, the changes in the heart rate signal before and during creative activity were examined using methods based on extracting chaotic and non-linear features from the heart rate signal. In particular, this study explores the qualitative changes in entropy during creative thinking and compares them with the resting state to determine whether or not creative activity is progressing. Based on analyzing the heart rate signals of 52 people while performing the three activities of the Torrance creativity test and comparing them with the resting state, the amount of approximate entropy and fuzzy entropy increased with the progress of the creative process. In contrast, comparing each stage of creativity to the previous stage during each activity in both types of entropy shows an increase in the average value at the end of each activity. The comparison of these steps with the last step two minutes ago shows completely incremental changes in activity 3 of both entropies. These entropies increase as the signal becomes more irregular and complex during the creative process. Our findings reveal significant increases in both approximate entropy and fuzzy entropy during creative activities compared to the resting state, suggesting heightened complexity and irregularity in heart rate dynamics as creativity unfolds. These results not only advance our understanding of the physiological correlates of creativity but also highlight the potential of heart rate entropy analysis as a tool for evaluating and enhancing creative abilities.
Ning Zhu, “Analysis of the Entropy of the Heart Rate Signal During the Creative Process” International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications(IJACSA), 15(6), 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2024.0150629
@article{Zhu2024,
title = {Analysis of the Entropy of the Heart Rate Signal During the Creative Process},
journal = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
doi = {10.14569/IJACSA.2024.0150629},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.14569/IJACSA.2024.0150629},
year = {2024},
publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
volume = {15},
number = {6},
author = {Ning Zhu}
}
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