Creative experiences and brain clocks

Coronel-Oliveros, Carlos; Migeot, Joaquin; Lehue, Fernando; Amoruso, Lucia; Kowalczyk-Grębska, Natalia; Jakubowska, Natalia; Mandke, Konrad N.; Pereira Seabra, Joana; Orio, Patricio; Campbell, Dominic; Gonzalez-Gomez, Raul; Prado, Pavel; Cuadros, Jhosmary; Tagliazucchi, Enzo; Cruzat, Josephine; Legaz, Agustina; Medel, Vicente; Hernandez, Hernan; Fittipaldi, Sol; Altschuler, Florencia; Moguilner, Sebastian; Baez, Sandra; Santamaria-Garcia, Hernando; González-Hernández, Alfredis; Bonilla-Santos, Jasmin; Güntekin, Bahar; Babiloni, Claudio; Abasolo, Daniel; Di Caterina, Gaetano; Yener, Görsev G.; Escudero, Javier; Ochoa-Gómez, John Fredy; Soto-Añari , Marcio; Bruno, Martin A.; Valdes-Sosa, Pedro A.; Anghinah, Renato; Gonzalez-Montealegre , Rodrigo A.; Clark, Ruaridh A.; Garcia, Adolfo M.; Kaltwasser, Laura; Schürmann, Martin; Meier, Jil M.; Brzezicka, Aneta; Whelan, Robert; Lawlor, Brian; Robertson, Ian H.; Bailey, Christopher; Melloni, Lucia; Sajnani, Nisha; Ibanez, Agustin

doi:10.1038/s41467-025-64173-9

Creative experiences and brain clocks

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Coronel-Oliveros, Carlos

Migeot, Joaquin

Lehue, Fernando

Amoruso, Lucia

Kowalczyk-Grębska, Natalia

Jakubowska, Natalia

Mandke, Konrad N.

Pereira Seabra, Joana

Orio, Patricio

Campbell, Dominic

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2025-10-03

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Nature Communications

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16

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1-16

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10.1038/s41467-025-64173-9

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2041-1723

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-025-64173-9

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2025-10-03

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Creative experiences may enhance brain health, yet metrics and mechanisms remain elusive. We characterized brain health using brain clocks, which capture deviations from chronological age (i.e., accelerated or delayed brain aging). We combined M/EEG functional connectivity (N = 1,240) with machine learning support vector machines, whole-brain modeling, and Neurosynth metanalyses. From this framework, we reanalyzed previously published datasets of expert and matched non-expert participants in dance, music, visual arts, and video games, along with a pre/post-learning study (N = 232). We found delayed brain age across all domains and scalable effects (expertise>learning). The higher the level of expertise and performance, the greater the delay in brain age. Age-vulnerable brain hubs showed increased connectivity linked to creativity, particularly in areas related to expertise and creative experiences. Neurosynth analysis and computational modeling revealed plasticity-driven increases in brain efficiency and biophysical coupling, in creativity-specific delayed brain aging. Findings indicate a domain‑independent link between creativity and brain health.

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