Psychology & Psychiatry
How listening to music 'significantly impairs' creativity
The popular view that music enhances creativity has been challenged by researchers who say it has the opposite effect.
Feb 27, 2019
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Neuroscience
What makes some people creative thinkers and others analytical?
Are you a more creative or analytical thinker?
Feb 14, 2019
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Neuroscience
Researchers propose how REM and non-REM sleep may work together to help us solve problems
Sleep is known to be important for creative thinking, but exactly how it helps and what role each sleep stage—REM and non-REM—plays remains unclear. A team of researchers have now developed a hypothesis, outlined in an ...
May 15, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research suggests creative people do not excel in cognitive control
A recent study by a University of Arkansas researcher, Darya Zabelina, assistant professor of psychology, takes a new approach to measuring the association between creativity and cognitive control, that is, the mind's ability ...
Mar 6, 2018
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Neuroscience
New study reveals why some people are more creative than others
Creativity is often defined as the ability to come up with new and useful ideas. Like intelligence, it can be considered a trait that everyone – not just creative "geniuses" like Picasso and Steve Jobs – possesses in ...
Jan 16, 2018
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Neuroscience
Understanding mind-wandering could shed light on mental illness
If you think the mind grinds to a halt when you're doing nothing, think again.
Oct 31, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Fantasy play helps creative thinking in children
Engaging in fantasy play could benefit creative thinking in children suggests a study presented today at the British Psychological Society's Developmental Psychology Section annual conference.
Sep 15, 2016
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Neuroscience
Electrical brain stimulation enhances creativity, researchers say
Safe levels of electrical stimulation can enhance your capacity to think more creatively, according to a new study by Georgetown researchers.
Apr 14, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Men more likely to be seen as 'creative thinkers'
People tend to associate the ability to think creatively with stereotypical masculine qualities, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings ...
Sep 28, 2015
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Genetics
Creativity and psychosis share a genetic source, study finds
Artistic creativity may share genetic roots with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, according to a study published on Monday.
Jun 8, 2015
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