Yoed N. Kenett

2025

Applying Text Mining to Analyze Human Question Asking in Creativity Research

Wròblewska, A., Korbin, M., Kenett, Y. N., Dan, D., Ganzha, M. & Paprzycki, M., 2025, Big Data Analytics in Astronomy, Science, and Engineering - 12th International Conference on Big Data Analytics, BDA 2024, Proceedings. Sachdeva, S., Watanobe, Y. & Bhalla, S. (eds.). p. 44-73 30 p. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; vol. 15546 LNCS).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Associative Thinking and Creative Ability in Older Adulthood

Cosgrove, A. L., Diaz, M. T., DiStefano, P. V., Kenett, Y. N. & Beaty, R. E., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Creativity Research Journal.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Automated Assessment of Creativity in Multilingual Narratives

Luchini, S. A., Moosa, I. M., Patterson, J. D., Johnson, D., Baas, M., Barbot, B., Bashmakova, I., Benedek, M., Chen, Q., Corazza, G. E., Forthmann, B., Goecke, B., Said-Metwaly, S., Karwowski, M., Kenett, Y. N., Lebuda, I., Lubart, T., Miroshnik, K. G., Obialo, F. K. & Ovando-Tellez, M. & 8 others, Primi, R., Puente-Díaz, R., Stevenson, C., Volle, E., Zielińska, A., van Hell, J. G., Yin, W. & Beaty, R. E., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Dynamic switching between brain networks predicts creative ability

Chen, Q., Kenett, Y. N., Cui, Z., Takeuchi, H., Fink, A., Benedek, M., Zeitlen, D. C., Zhuang, K., Lloyd-Cox, J., Kawashima, R., Qiu, J. & Beaty, R. E., Dec 2025, In: Communications Biology. 8, 1, 54.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Network science in experimental psychology

Kenett, Y. N., Siew, C. S. Q. & Vitevitch, M. S., 1 Mar 2025, In: Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology. 79, 1, p. 1-3 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial

Release from (creative) proactive inhibition: Can we manipulate divergent thinking the same as memory?

Huang, Y., Zhang, Z., Cao, G., Kenett, Y. N. & Xu, Z., Sep 2025, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 57, 101821.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Response to “Comment on the Process Definition of Creativity”

Green, A. E., Beaty, R. E., Kenett, Y. N. & Kaufman, J. C., 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Creativity Research Journal.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

2024

A Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Creative Thinking

Chen, Q., Ding, K., Chen, Z., Yang, Y., Yu, R., Kenett, Y. N. & Qiu, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

An Entropy Modulation Theory of Creative Exploration

Hills, T. T. & Kenett, Y. N., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychological Review.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Assessing the role of associative abilities in creative thinking via behavioral, computational, and neuroscientific approaches

Kenett, Y. N., 9 Aug 2024, Handbook of Creativity Assessment. p. 182-198 17 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Cognitive modelling of concepts in the mental lexicon with multilayer networks: Insights, advancements, and future challenges

Stella, M., Citraro, S., Rossetti, G., Marinazzo, D., Kenett, Y. N. & Vitevitch, M. S., Oct 2024, In: Psychonomic Bulletin and Review. 31, 5, p. 1981-2004 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

Conceptual Structure of Emotions

Kelly, A. E., Kenett, Y. N., Medaglia, J. D., Reilly, J. J., Dudhat, P. & Chrysikou, E. G., 18 Apr 2024, In: Emotion. 24, 6, p. 1550-1561 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Connector Hubs in Semantic Network Contribute to Creative Thinking

He, L., Kenett, Y. N., Zhuang, K., Sun, J., Chen, Q. & Qiu, J., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Creative connections: the neural correlates of semantic relatedness are associated with creativity

Herault, C., Ovando-Tellez, M., Lebuda, I., Kenett, Y. N., Beranger, B., Benedek, M. & Volle, E., 4 Jul 2024, In: Communications Biology. 7, 1, p. 810 1 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Default mode network electrophysiological dynamics and causal role in creative thinking

Bartoli, E., Devara, E., Dang, H. Q., Rabinovich, R., Mathura, R. K., Anand, A., Pascuzzi, B. R., Adkinson, J., Kenett, Y. N., Bijanki, K. R., Sheth, S. A. & Shofty, B., 3 Oct 2024, In: Brain. 147, 10, p. 3409-3425 17 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

How Retrieval Processes Change With Age: Exploring Age Differences in Semantic Network and Retrieval Dynamics

Teles, M., Moore, I. & Kenett, Y. N., 25 Jul 2024, In: Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology. 79, 1, p. 109-123 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Mapping the Memory Structure of High-Knowledge Students: A Longitudinal Semantic Network Analysis

Luchini, S. A., Wang, S., Kenett, Y. N. & Beaty, R. E., Jun 2024, In: Journal of Intelligence. 12, 6, 56.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Open and closed-ended problem solving in humans and AI: The influence of question asking complexity

Raz, T., Reiter-Palmon, R. & Kenett, Y. N., Sep 2024, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 53, 101598.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Protect our environment from information overload

Hołyst, J. A., Mayr, P., Thelwall, M., Frommholz, I., Havlin, S., Sela, A., Kenett, Y. N., Helic, D., Rehar, A., Maček, S. R., Kazienko, P., Kajdanowicz, T., Biecek, P., Szymanski, B. K. & Sienkiewicz, J., Mar 2024, In: Nature Human Behaviour. 8, 3, p. 402-403 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Question-asking as a mechanism of information seeking

Raz, T. & Kenett, Y. N., 21 May 2024, In: Behavioral and Brain Sciences. 47, p. e112

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Recognizing ideas generated in a creative task: the roles of the hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex in facilitating self-generated learning

Ding, K., He, R., Wang, X., Chen, Q. & Kenett, Y. N., 1 May 2024, In: Cerebral Cortex. 34, 5, bhae219.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Sparking creativity: Encouraging creative idea generation through automatically generated word recommendations

Wise, T. A. & Kenett, Y. N., Oct 2024, In: Behavior Research Methods. 56, 7, p. 7939-7962 24 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Spontaneous associative thought may facilitate scene-gist memory via implicit scene-labeling

Baror, S., Aminoff, E. & Kenett, Y. N., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Memory and Cognition.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

The Art of Creative Inquiry—From Question Asking to Prompt Engineering

Sasson Lazovsky, G., Raz, T. & Kenett, Y. N., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Journal of Creative Behavior.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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The Process Definition of Creativity

Green, A. E., Beaty, R. E., Kenett, Y. N. & Kaufman, J. C., 2024, In: Creativity Research Journal. 36, 3, p. 544-572 29 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

The role of alpha oscillations in free- and goal-directed semantic associations

Zioga, I., Kenett, Y. N., Giannopoulos, A. & Luft, C. D. B., 15 Jul 2024, In: Human Brain Mapping. 45, 10, e26770.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

The Role of Knowledge in Creative Thinking

Kenett, Y. N., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Creativity Research Journal.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

The role of semantic memory networks in crystallized intelligence and creative thinking ability

Li, Y., Beaty, R. E., Luchini, S., Hu, W. & Kenett, Y. N., Apr 2024, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 111, 102426.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

2023

Aesthetic emotions are affected by context: a psychometric network analysis

Kenett, Y. N., Cardillo, E. R., Christensen, A. P. & Chatterjee, A., Dec 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 20985.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Age Differences in Semantic Network Structure: Acquiring Knowledge Shapes Semantic Memory

Cosgrove, A. L., Beaty, R. E., Diaz, M. T. & Kenett, Y. N., 23 Jan 2023, In: Psychology and Aging. 38, 2, p. 87-102 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

A Mirror to Human Question Asking: Analyzing the Akinator Online Question Game

Sasson, G. & Kenett, Y. N., Mar 2023, In: Big Data and Cognitive Computing. 7, 1, 26.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Associative thinking at the core of creativity

Beaty, R. E. & Kenett, Y. N., Jul 2023, In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 27, 7, p. 671-683 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Open Access

A Thirst for Knowledge: Grounding Curiosity, Creativity, and Aesthetics in Memory and Reward Neural Systems

Kenett, Y. N., Humphries, S. & Chatterjee, A., 2023, In: Creativity Research Journal. 35, 3, p. 412-426 15 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Bigram Semantic Distance as an Index of Continuous Semantic Flow in Natural Language: Theory, Tools, and Applications

Reilly, J., Finley, A. M., Litovsky, C. P. & Kenett, Y. N., 20 Apr 2023, In: Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 152, 9, p. 2578-2590 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Brain Connectivity-Based Prediction of Combining Remote Semantic Associates for Creative Thinking

Ovando-Tellez, M., Kenett, Y. N., Benedek, M., Bernard, M., Belo, J., Beranger, B., Bieth, T. & Volle, E., 2023, In: Creativity Research Journal. 35, 3, p. 522-546 25 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Convergent thinking and insight problem solving relate to semantic memory network structure

Luchini, S., Kenett, Y. N., Zeitlen, D. C., Christensen, A. P., Ellis, D. M., Brewer, G. A. & Beaty, R. E., Jun 2023, In: Thinking Skills and Creativity. 48, 101277.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

CREATIVELY SEARCHING THROUGH SEMANTIC MEMORY STRUCTURE: A Short Integrative Review

Kenett, Y. N., 1 Jan 2023, The Routledge International Handbook of Creative Cognition. p. 160-179 20 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review

Creative metacognition: A much needed bridge between meta-reasoning and creativity

Kenett, Y. N. & Ackerman, R., Dec 2023, In: Physics of Life Reviews. 47, p. 162-164 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate

Free Association Ability Distinguishes Highly Creative Artists From Scientists: Findings From the Big-C Project

Merseal, H. M., Luchini, S., Kenett, Y. N., Knudsen, K., Bilder, R. M. & Beaty, R. E., 2023, (Accepted/In press) In: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

Mapping the Creative Personality: A Psychometric Network Analysis of Highly Creative Artists and Scientists

Chen, Q., Christensen, A. P., Kenett, Y. N., Ren, Z., Condon, D. M., Bilder, R. M., Qiu, J. & Beaty, R. E., 2023, In: Creativity Research Journal. 35, 3, p. 455-470 16 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Multilingual Semantic Distance: Automatic Verbal Creativity Assessment in Many Languages

Patterson, J. D., Merseal, H. M., Johnson, D. R., Agnoli, S., Baas, M., Baker, B. S., Barbot, B., Benedek, M., Borhani, K., Chen, Q., Christensen, J. F., Corazza, G. E., Forthmann, B., Karwowski, M., Kazemian, N., Kreisberg-Nitzav, A., Kenett, Y. N., Link, A., Lubart, T. & Mercier, M. & 10 others, Miroshnik, K., Ovando-Tellez, M., Primi, R., Puente-Díaz, R., Said-Metwaly, S., Stevenson, C., Vartanian, M., Volle, E., van Hell, J. G. & Beaty, R. E., 2023, In: Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. 17, 4, p. 495-507 13 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

On semantic structures and processes in creative thinking

Kenett, Y. N. & Beaty, R. E., Nov 2023, In: Trends in Cognitive Sciences. 27, 11, p. 979-980 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter › peer-review

Predicting openness to experience via a multiplex cognitive network approach

Samuel, G., Stella, M., Beaty, R. E. & Kenett, Y. N., Jun 2023, In: Journal of Research in Personality. 104, 104369.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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