Figure 3

Functional connectivity differences between artists and non-artist in the Creativity Task.

(A) Results of a ROI-to-ROI analysis using the same regions as in the previous ROI-to-ROI analysis (not differentiating between artists and non-artists), showing a tighter connection between the precuneus (x = 0, y = −56, z = 28) and the left BA46 node (uncorr, t = 3.28, p = 0.005). (B) 3D brain surface results from a seed-to-voxel analysis to explore group differences in functional connectivity between the precuneus (x = 0, y = −56, z = 28) and all other voxels of the whole brain. The analysis revealed tighter functional connectivity in artists vs non-artists of the precuneus with right posterior cingulate cortex, left premotor cortex, right parahippocampal cortex/fusiform gyrus, left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, and right associative visual cortex (see Table 4).