APPLIED QUANTUM STRATEGIC INTELLIGENCE:

John J. Hopfield has discussed the creative process of thinking, particularly in the context of neural networks and cognitive processes. He emphasizes that creative thinking often involves exploring and cultivating novel avenues and problem-solving strategies. According to Hopfield, the perception of creative thinking is rooted in the underlying cognitive processes that facilitate the generation of meaningful links between seemingly disparate concepts.

In essence, Hopfield suggests that creativity can arise from combining neural patterns into ones that are potentially novel and useful. This process often involves mechanisms that bind together neural activity through convolution, a mathematical operation that interweaves structures.