Evaluative and generative modes of thought during the creative process

M Ellamil, C Dobson, M Beeman, K Christoff - Neuroimage, 2012 - Elsevier
Psychological theories have suggested that creativity involves a twofold process characterized
by a generative component facilitating the production of novel ideas and an evaluative …

[HTML][HTML] A functional connectome phenotyping dataset including cognitive state and personality measures

…, J Golchert, JM Huntenburg, M Falkiewicz, M Ellamil… - Scientific data, 2019 - nature.com
The dataset enables exploration of higher-order cognitive faculties, self-generated mental
experience, and personality features in relation to the intrinsic functional architecture of the …

[HTML][HTML] One in the dance: musical correlates of group synchrony in a real-world club environment

M Ellamil, J Berson, J Wong, L Buckley, DS Margulies - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Previous research on interpersonal synchrony has mainly investigated small groups in
isolated laboratory settings, which may not fully reflect the complex and dynamic interactions of …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamics of neural recruitment surrounding the spontaneous arising of thoughts in experienced mindfulness practitioners

M Ellamil, KCR Fox, ML Dixon, S Pritchard, RM Todd… - Neuroimage, 2016 - Elsevier
Thoughts arise spontaneously in our minds with remarkable frequency, but tracking the brain
systems associated with the early inception of a thought has proved challenging. Here we …

Is meditation associated with altered brain structure? A systematic review and meta-analysis of morphometric neuroimaging in meditation practitioners

…, S Nijeboer, ML Dixon, JL Floman, M Ellamil… - Neuroscience & …, 2014 - Elsevier
Numerous studies have begun to address how the brain's gray and white matter may be
shaped by meditation. This research is yet to be integrated, however, and two fundamental …

[HTML][HTML] The wandering brain: Meta-analysis of functional neuroimaging studies of mind-wandering and related spontaneous thought processes

KCR Fox, RN Spreng, M Ellamil, JR Andrews-Hanna… - Neuroimage, 2015 - Elsevier
The neural basis and cognitive functions of various spontaneous thought processes, particularly
mind-wandering, are increasingly being investigated. Although strong links have been …

Functional neuroanatomy of meditation: A review and meta-analysis of 78 functional neuroimaging investigations

…, M Girn, JL Floman, M Lifshitz, M Ellamil… - Neuroscience & …, 2016 - Elsevier
Meditation is a family of mental practices that encompasses a wide array of techniques
employing distinctive mental strategies. We systematically reviewed 78 functional neuroimaging (…

[HTML][HTML] Meditation experience predicts introspective accuracy

KCR Fox, P Zakarauskas, M Dixon, M Ellamil… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
The accuracy of subjective reports, especially those involving introspection of one's own
internal processes, remains unclear, and research has demonstrated large individual …

Neural dynamics of spontaneous thought: an electroencephalographic study

M Girn, C Mills, E Laycock, M Ellamil, L Ward… - … AC 2017, Held as Part of …, 2017 - Springer
Ellamil and colleagues took advantage of the heightened … Here we aim to extend the
findings of the Ellamil study by … In line with the results of Ellamil and colleagues’ study [11], we …

Examinations of identity invariance in facial expression adaptation

M Ellamil, JM Susskind, AK Anderson - Cognitive, Affective, & Behavioral …, 2008 - Springer
Faces provide a wealth of information essential to social interaction, including both static
features, such as identity, and dynamic features, such as emotional state. Classic models of …