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Scientists scan rappers' brains as they're improvising
Scientists scan rappers' brains as they're improvising
What’s going on in our brains when we’re being creative? To find out, neuro-scientists scanned the brains of rappers.
They found that the parts of the brain used for 'normal' every day functions were shut down to enable other parts to 'improvise'
Read the report here.
The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain
The Midnight Disease: The Drive to Write, Writer's Block, and the Creative Brain
Why is it that some writers struggle for months to come up with the perfect sentence or phrase while others, hunched over a keyboard deep into the night, seem unable to stop writing? In The Midnight Disease, neurologist Alice W. Flaherty explores the mysteries of literary creativity: the drive to write, what sparks it, and what extinguishes it.
Find the book here
George Land’s Creativity Test
George Land’s Creativity Test
In 1968, George Land conducted a research study to test the creativity of 1,600 children ranging in ages from three-to-five years old. This was the same creativity test he devised for NASA to help select innovative engineers and scientists. He re-tested the same children 5, 10 and 15 years of age. The results were astounding.
Test results amongst 5 year olds: 98%
Test results amongst 10 year olds: 30%
Test results amongst 15 year olds: 12%
Same test given to 280,000 adults: 2%
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