A thought piece on creativity by neuroscientist Beau Lotto. Our brains are geared to make fast assumptions, and questioning them in many cases could prove fatal. If your ancestors wondered for too long whether that noise was a predator or not, you wouldn’t be here now. Everything begins with not knowing. What if you identified your …
How over-engaging your pre-frontal cortex can lead to a creative block. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.pri.org Insights for consideration for your World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15-21, 2016
Unraveling the underlying neural mechanisms of human creativity is a tough knot to untie. Despite its difficulties, or perhaps because of them, neuroscientists are on the hunt. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.medicalnewstoday.com Evolution has fostered and rewarded creativity. Creativity is as human as conversation.
What makes highly creative people different from the rest of us? In the 1960s, psychologist and creativity researcher Frank X. Barron set about finding out. Barron conducted a series of experiments on some of his generation’s most renowned thinkers in an attempt to isolate the unique spark of creative genius. In a historic study, Barron… …
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Adapted from Wired to Create: Unraveling the Mysteries of the Creative Mind , by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.scientificamerican.com Refreshing research insights to assist your #creativity considerations in the new year be open to new experiences cultivate a drive for exploration explore and engage in new things live the …
Be open-minded and embrace ‘me’ time Sourced through Scoop.it from: time.com Everyone has the capacity to tap into their create energy. See any new years resolutions here? Spark ideas for your World Creativity and I notation Week April 15-21? See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
Researchers at Stanford are trying to see what parts of the brain underlie creativity. Investigators at Stanford University have found a surprising link between creative problem-solving and heightened activity in the cerebellum, a structure located in the back of the brain and more typically thought of as the body’s movement-coordination center. In designing the study, …
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What you can do is be receptive and expose yourself to a lot of insight triggers. Also, positive moods tend to promote eureka moments. On the contrary, anxiety will promote analytical thoughts. Source: www.fastcompany.com See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights
See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning Insights The swimmers body illusion and other ways our brains play tricks on us. Marci Segal, MS‘s insight: Fascinating insights encourage people to be open to question their beliefs. Helpful especially now that what we were taught when we were young doesn’t necessarily hold true today. Creativity …
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See on Scoop.it – Creativity and Learning InsightsAs it turns out, we are not “set in stone” at birth — not by genetics, not by the luck-of-the-draw of our ZIP code. Marci Segal, MS‘s insight: Neuroscience: The more that teachers believe in their students the more that students believe in themselves. Think it’s the same …
