What drives creativity? A complex network that scientists are striving to better understand

Remember that old story about creative people using the right side of their brain? Well it’s wrong.

But, it does seem that there is a distinct and rather complex pattern in the brain of people who are more creative.

Asked about a creative person, most of us will think of an artist or author, someone who is capable of conjuring imaginative and original creative works

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Tau.Neutrino said:

What drives creativity? A complex network that scientists are striving to better understand

Remember that old story about creative people using the right side of their brain? Well it’s wrong.

But, it does seem that there is a distinct and rather complex pattern in the brain of people who are more creative.

Asked about a creative person, most of us will think of an artist or author, someone who is capable of conjuring imaginative and original creative works

more…

Analogy and hybridisation. Next question.

probably a lot is motivated by both tendency to focus (the mind tools) coupled with the need for distraction, which can be seen as having contradictory aspects.

I was wondering the other day how distressing things (of sound mostly) halt internal monologue, or challenge it, dysrupt it.

selection advantage

mollwollfumble said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

What drives creativity? A complex network that scientists are striving to better understand

Remember that old story about creative people using the right side of their brain? Well it’s wrong.

But, it does seem that there is a distinct and rather complex pattern in the brain of people who are more creative.

Asked about a creative person, most of us will think of an artist or author, someone who is capable of conjuring imaginative and original creative works

more…

Analogy and hybridisation. Next question.

How do analogy and hybridisation drive creativity?

The Rev Dodgson said:

mollwollfumble said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

What drives creativity? A complex network that scientists are striving to better understand

Remember that old story about creative people using the right side of their brain? Well it’s wrong.

But, it does seem that there is a distinct and rather complex pattern in the brain of people who are more creative.

Asked about a creative person, most of us will think of an artist or author, someone who is capable of conjuring imaginative and original creative works

more…

Analogy and hybridisation. Next question.

How do analogy and hybridisation drive creativity?

Would an accomplished liar be considered creative?

Tau.Neutrino said:

What drives creativity? A complex network that scientists are striving to better understand

Remember that old story about creative people using the right side of their brain? Well it’s wrong.

But, it does seem that there is a distinct and rather complex pattern in the brain of people who are more creative.

Asked about a creative person, most of us will think of an artist or author, someone who is capable of conjuring imaginative and original creative works

more…

QI article, but it really doesn’t answer the question of what “drives” creativity (unless you interpret that question as what are the brain mechanisms that result in “creative” thought).

The Rev Dodgson said:

Tau.Neutrino said:

What drives creativity? A complex network that scientists are striving to better understand

Remember that old story about creative people using the right side of their brain? Well it’s wrong.

But, it does seem that there is a distinct and rather complex pattern in the brain of people who are more creative.

Asked about a creative person, most of us will think of an artist or author, someone who is capable of conjuring imaginative and original creative works

more…

QI article, but it really doesn’t answer the question of what “drives” creativity (unless you interpret that question as what are the brain mechanisms that result in “creative” thought).

Short answer seems to be: a more fully and powerfully utilised brain.