Creativity and the Brain
Adler determines what sparks visionary thinking and artistic invention. There's no dedicated area for creativity in the brain, in the way that the prefrontal cortex handles the planning and decision-making processes neuroscientists call "executive function." Creativity is a function o...
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| Published in: | Architectural Record Vol. 204; no. 5; pp. 110 - 112 |
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| Format: | Magazine Article Trade Publication Article |
| Language: | English |
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United States
BNP Media
01-05-2016
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| Summary: | Adler determines what sparks visionary thinking and artistic invention. There's no dedicated area for creativity in the brain, in the way that the prefrontal cortex handles the planning and decision-making processes neuroscientists call "executive function." Creativity is a function of forging relationships and making connections; it's a way of thinking in metaphors that cut across not just the psychological borders of the mind but the physiological boundaries of the regions of the brain. The parts of the brain that seem to show more activity in creative people are the "association cortices," regions that are markedly more developed in humans than other animals and also among the last to mature, continuing to develop into the early 20s. |
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| Bibliography: | ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23 |
| ISSN: | 0003-858X 2470-1513 |