Sensorimotor-Conceptual Integration in Free Walking Enhances Divergent Thinking for Young and Older Adults
Frontiers in Psychology December 22, 2016 Chun-Yu Kuo, Yei-Yu Yeh 40 citations
Prior research has shown that free walking can enhance creative thinking. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether bidirectional body-mind links are essential for the positive effect of free walking on creative thinking. Moreover, it is unknown whether the positive effect can be generalized to older adults. In Experiment 1, we replicated previous findings with two additional groups of young...
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01580 (opens in new tab)
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Aging
Creativity
Divergent thinking
Embodied cognition
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