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Collaborations between science and art are happening more and more frequently. Relational Space identifies relevant stories and initiatives around the globe and reports them here to inform and inspire our community.

Understanding the Relationship between Self-esteem and Motor Creativity in Ecological PE Contexts at Adolescence

Creative motor abilities (e.g. sports, dance) is highly related to self-esteem. Low self-esteem levels are strongly linked to weaker motor creativity performances: & strong self-esteem levels relate to increased motor creativity.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Movement

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Physical Education Theory and Methodology

T. Frachey, A. Oboeuf & L. Collard

February 27, 2026

Why artificial intelligence detectors could penalize academic writing

Organization are looking for ways to detect writing produced using AI, pushing scholars to flatten their writing to avoid claims it is generated by artificial intelligence.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Writing

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nature human behaviour

Bo Hu

February 26, 2026

The intricate brain–heart connection: The relationship between heart rate variability and cognitive functioning

Higher Vagal-mediated heart rate variability is associated with enhanced cognitive performance across multiple domains, such as executive functions, memory, attention & language skills.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #HRV

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Neuroscience

G. Forte & M. Casagrande

February 25, 2026

The impact of room shape on affective states, heartrate, and creative output

The geometry of curved rooms has a positive influence on mood, arousal & creativity emphasizing the importance of considering room layout & design in various settings, such as studios, workplaces & educational environments. 

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Curves

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Helyion

K. Strachan-Regan & O. Baumann

February 23, 2026

School bullying predicts malevolent creativity in middle school students through anger and hostile attribution bias

School bullying is a risk factor for the growth of malevolent creativity, with anger & hostile attribution bias playing crucial roles.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Bullying

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Nature Scientific Reports

W. Huang, et al.

February 20, 2026

When the creative well dries up–burnout syndrome and art block in artists’ sample

Individuals with maladaptive perfectionistic tendencies are prone to developing art block, & associated with self-blame, rumination, catastrophizing, refocusing & reappraisal with  a strong correlation between art block & burnout.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Perfectionism

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Thinking Skills and Creativity

K. Głaziewicz & K. Golonka

February 19, 2026

How does playfulness (re)frame the world? Evidence for selective cognitive and behavioral redirecting in times of adversity

Playfulness functions as a spotlight, with selective influence through creatively imagining & pursuing positive possibilities to cultivate adaptive, enjoyable experiences while maintaining a clear-eyed realism about challenges. 
#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Playfulness

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Frontiers in Psychology

X. Shen & Z. Crawley

February 18, 2026

Fostering creativity through interactive digital narratives: a multidimensional learning framework for animation education

Shifting from linear to interaction-driven storytelling (AR) encourages the construction of non-linear story structures, fostering creativity through multimodal discourse. 

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Narrative

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Interactive Learning Environments

Wenchang Lin

February 17, 2026

Is imagination your superpower? The interactive role of curiosity and imagination in fostering psychological capital

There is a strong connection between psychological capital, curiosity & imagination. Psychological capital enables people to navigate challenges, achieve goals, perform optimally, & experience enhanced well-being.

 #Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Curiosity

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Thinking Skills and Creativity

Chen, Chang & Kao

February 16, 2026

A large-scale comparison of divergent creativity in humans and large language models

Humans tend to defer to ideas procured by AI & so end up exploring fewer avenues for possible solutions. When collaborating with bots, people should ask not what to think, but how to think/perform better.

 #Science #Art #RelationalSpace #AI

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Wang, D., Huang, D., Shen, H & Uzzi, B.

February 13, 2026

Research on the Impact of Lighting Illuminance and Color on Creative Performance and Mood

Low illuminance helps to stimulate innovation. Further, compared to white lighting, colored lighting (especially blue & orange) offers significant advantages in enhancing positive affect & stimulating creativity.

 #Science #Art #RelationalSpace #LightingResearch on the Impact of Lighting Illuminance and Color on Creative Performance and Mood

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Buildings

Zhou, B., et al.

February 12, 2026

Exploring the Relationship Between Critical Thinking and Creativity in University Students: Gender Differences and the Assessment of Skills

There is a meaningful relationship between these critical thinking & creativity, with females scoring higher in both the constructs compared to males.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #CriticalThinking

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Education Sciences

Shaber, N., Shah, S. K., Imran, M., & Almusharraf, N.

February 11, 2026

Generating, evaluating, endorsing, and implementing malevolent creativity: a malevolent idea journey

The generation of malevolent ideas is a fundamental stage of malevolent creativity, but merely a springboard for a complex cascade of collateral cognitive, motivational & emotional processes.

 #Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Malevolence

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Frontiers in psychology

C. Perchtold-Stefan, E. Rietzschel, M. Baas

February 10, 2026

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Creative experiences and brain clocks

The higher the level of expertise & performance, the greater the delay in brain age. Age-vulnerable brain hubs more connectivity linked to creativity, particularly in areas related to expertise & creative experiences. 

 #Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Age

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nature communications

Carlos Coronel-Oliveros, et al.,

February 09, 1926

The role of goal orientation, collaboration, and stress in shaping scientific creativity

The higher the level of expertise & performance, the greater the delay in brain age. Age-vulnerable brain hubs more connectivity linked to creativity, particularly in areas related to expertise & creative experiences. 

 #Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Age

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Nature Communications

Coronel-Oliveros, et. al.

February 6, 2026

The role of goal orientation, collaboration, and stress in shaping scientific creativity

Learning & performance goals enhance scientific creativity through knowledge collaboration. Stressors modulates the relationship - stronger perceptions of the stressors intensify positive effects of learning & performance goals on creativity. 

 #Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Goals

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Scientific Reports

L. Chang, C. Zhang & H. Zhang

February 05, 2026

Less “awe”-some art: How AI diminishes the empathic power of the arts

Although art is often an effective conduit for fostering empathy, AI-generated art currently appears to lack the capacity to inspire awe in the same way as human-created art, diminishing its ability to cultivate empathy.

 #Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Empathy

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Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

M. W. White & R. Ponce de Leon

February 4, 2026

Navigating the Paradox of Creativity: Pathways to Fostering Talent and Innovation

Creativity can be conceptualized with 3 interdependent dimensions: novelty with usefulness, persistence alongside flexibility & divergence in convergence, illuminating its cognitive architecture & neurophysiological dynamics.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Pathway

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Behavioral Sciences

Huang, et al.

February 3, 2026

The cost of ‘being strong’: Exploring the relationship between emotional suppression and wellbeing.

There is a significant negative association between emotional wellbeing and suppression, especially around chronic health conditions, and cultural and gendered norms.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Suppression

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Journal of Happiness and Health

Levasseur, M., Daoudi-Simison, S., & Stevenson-Young, L.

February 2, 2026

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Relational Space

Leigh W. Jerome

January 30, 2026

Exploring the Relationship Between Creativity and Organisational Resilience in Service Organisations

Creativity within organizations is related to resilience via human interactions, particularly the dimensions of social relationships, psychological well-being, relationships quality, mutual trust & employee-management collaboration. 

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Resilience

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Administrative Sciences

B. Paulikienė, L. Šimanskienė & J. Paužuolienė

January 29, 2026

Relationship Between Creativity and Depression: The Role of Reappraisal and Ruminatio

Creativity & depression are only weakly associated. The overall relation between creativity & depression appears to be related to the emotional regulation strategy of self-reflective rumination, not reappraisal frequency.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Depression

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Collabra: Psychology

C. Y. Lam & J. A. Saunders

January 28, 2026

Unveiling the Link between Curiosity Traits and Work Creativity

Curiosity traits can enhance creativity, with work engagement & intrinsic motivation as mediating factors; while job complexity moderates the impact of curiosity traits on work engagement & intrinsic motivation.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Complexity

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Sage Open

Booker Xu & Kuen-Hung Tsai

January 27, 2026

The aesthetic lens: embracing complexity through art in medicine and science

Art & Science are intrinsically linked. The aesthetic experience of shapes, colors & sensations impacts how we understand, interpret & approach the world & shapes holistic, creative & insightful medical professionals & researchers.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Collaboration

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Frontiers in Education

Andrade, Araújo-Pereira & Nakaya

January 26, 2026

Practical rationales for art-science in science communication

Three strong reasons for implementing Arts + Sciences: 1-to make science more accessible, 2-to engage a broader audience & 3- to generate new knowledge only attainable through art-science collaborations. 

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Collaboration

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International Journal of Science Education

M. Achiam, et al.

January 23, 2026

Executive Functioning as Mediator in the Longitudinal Relationship Between Media Multitasking and Divergent Thinking in Adolescents

Media multitasking reduces attention, concentration, inhibitory control & working memory, which then limit divergent thinking & mind-wandering. Heavy media multitasking has a greater negative impact on divergent thinking.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Media

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Psych J.

S. Shan

January 22, 2026

The construction of everyday creative identity

Everyday creative identity from contextual creative affordances (ie - time, space, tools & materials, self-representation & social networks) appear to shape creators as much as the creators shape them.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #EverydayCreativity

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Journal of Creativity

M. K. Culpepper & D. Gauntlett

January 21, 2025

REM, not incubation, improves creativity by priming associative networks

Compared with quiet rest & non-REM sleep, REM enhances the integration of unassociated information for creative problem solving, a process possibly facilitated by cholinergic & noradrenergic neuromodulation during REM sleep.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #REM

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PNAS

D. J. Cai, et al.

January 19, 2025

Subcortical neural basis of malevolent creativity

Malevolent creativity involves generating original ideas to harm others, relying on cognitive flexibility. It may also be related to the activities of emotional & motivational brain regions known as the subcortical regions. 

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Malevolent

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iScience

Z. Gao, X, Liu, J. Teng & N. Hao

January 16, 2025

The intricate brain–heart connection: The relationship between heart rate variability and cognitive functioning

People with higher resting vagal tone show superior cognitive performance in tasks requiring cognitive control, motor and cognitive inhibition, cognitive flexibility & working memory in comparison to those with lower resting vagal tone. 

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #HRV

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Neuroscience

G. Forte & M. Casagrande

January 15, 2025

What Happens When We Push Emotions Down?

I have a new article published today in Psychology Today: What Happens When We Push Emotions Down? Enjoy.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Emotions

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Psychology Today

Leigh W. Jerome, Ph.D.

January 14, 2026

Transdisciplinary theory of creative intuition

Creative intuition is a trainable metacognitive skill that enables access to patterns of information linked to a global consciousness, under the influence of either conscious or unconscious intention emitted by the individual.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Intuition

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Journal of Creativity

M. Gómez-de-Gispert & J. P. Andrés a

January 13, 2025

From Inner Sensations to Creative Innovations: Uncovering the Links Between Interoceptive Sensitivity and Creative Traits

Interoceptive sensitivity, the subjective ability to perceive internal bodily sensations, has a strong and positive correlation with inspiration & idea implementation. Alexithymia has negative correlations with most creative traits.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Interoception

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Creativity Research Journal

F. Torno Jimenez, C. Di B., Luft & J. Bhattachary

January 12, 2025

The impact of brain science literacy on creative thinking: a meta-analytic study

Brain science literacy fosters neuroplasticity & enhances creative thinking, with varying effects across developmental stages & creative components. 

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #BrainScience

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Frontiers in Education

Q. Peng, Y. Ma, L. Zhang & R. Zhou

January 9, 2025

Mapping the brain networks underlying creativity enhancement via aesthetic experience

Dopamine released in response to aesthetic pleasure increases cognitive flexibility & task persistence during generation & evaluation stages. In the expression stage, it maintains high creative motivation, driving creative implementation & emotional resonance. 

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Dopamine

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European Journal of Medical Research

H. Chao, L. Chenzhi & K Ding

January 8, 2025

Rethinking literary creativity in the digital age: a comparative study of human versus AI playwriting

AI is capable of creative literary products (ie plays), though it is not as masterful as those produced by creative humans, who score higher on originality, fluency, flexibility & effectiveness.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #AI

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Nature

Elias, S., Alshammari, B.S., Alfraidi, K.N. & Karam, K. M.

January 7, 2026

Sources of creativity through happiness and role conflict

When happiness is present, individuals are more willing to explore unconventional paths, tolerate uncertainty & reinterpret their roles in innovative ways thus catalyzing a type of creative disruption that is meaningful & sustainable.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Happiness

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Journal of Creativity

V. P. K. Lengkong, et al

January 6, 2025

Natural beauty and human potential: Examining aesthetic, cognitive, and emotional states in natural, biophilic, and control environments

Nature enhances aesthetic appreciation, creativity, executive functioning & mood. Natural environments enhance divergent thinking & aesthetic experiences of coherence, fascination & hominess.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Nature

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Journal of Environmental Psychology

D. Holzman, et al.

December 19, 2025

Multisensory perception and action in painting: science, creativity, and technology

Unlike technique, creativity is a cognitive ability developed through observing the world, learning, personal reflection, & social interaction. An artist, therefore, must be skilled in both technique and creativity.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Technique

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Frontiers in Psychology

M. Gori & G. Sandini

December 18, 2025

The surprise element: A hallmark of creativity in scientists, artists, and comedians

Surprise stimulates curiosity, which triggers a search to reveal the mystery of things unknown.

#Science #Art #RelationalSpace #Surprises

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Cell

J. L. Goldstein

December 17, 2025

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