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Brain Synchronization and Creativity

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Neuroscience researches also illustrate the importance of interdisciplinary learning.


There is an ongoing discussion on the creative-right vs analytical-left brain. 

The recent evidences deny the left/right brain division. According to a 2013 study from the University of Utah, brain scans demonstrate that activity is similar on both sides of the brain regardless of one’s personality (Nielsen et al., 2013).


However, this does not mean that human brains do not have an emotional and logical side. 

We need to develop both sides harmoniously. 

Researchers found dense functional connections in the areas of the brain scattered through the frontal and parietal cortices when one is engaged in creative activities (Beaty et al., 2018). 



                                                                      Source: Beaty et al., 2018




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References

Beaty RE, Kenett YN, Christensen AP, Rosenberg MD, Benedek M, Chen Q, Fink A, Qiu J, Kwapil TR, Kane MJ & Silva PJ. "Robust prediction of individual creative ability from brain functional connectivity." PNAS, 115 (5) 1087-1092, Jan 2018. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1713532115

Nielsen JA, Zielinski BA, Ferguson MA, Lainhart JE, Anderson JS. "An evaluation of the left-brain vs. right-brain hypothesis with resting state functional connectivity magnetic resonance imaging." NCBI, August, 2013.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23967180

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