The Neuroscience of Creativity
About this book
What happens in our brains when we compose a melody, write a poem, paint a picture, or choreograph a dance sequence? How is this different from what occurs in the brain when we generate a new theory or a scientific hypothesis? In this book, Anna Abraham reveals how the tools of neuroscience can be employed to uncover the answers to these and other vital questions. She explores the intricate workings of our creative minds to explain what happens in our brains when we operate in a creative mode versus an uncreative mode. The vast and complex field that is the neuroscience of creativity is disentangled and described in an accessible manner, balancing what is known so far with critical issues that are as yet unresolved. Clear guidelines are also provided for researchers who pursue the big questions in their bid to discover the creative mind.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title
- Series information
- Title page
- Copyright information
- Dedication
- Table of contents
- List of Figures
- List of Boxes
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Chapter One What Is Creativity?
- Chapter Two How Can Creativity Be Assessed?
- Chapter Three Cognitive Explanations of Creativity
- Chapter Four Brain-Based Global Explanations of Creativity
- Chapter Five Brain-Based Local Explanations of Creativity
- Chapter Six Neuroscientific Methods in the Study of Creativity
- Chapter Seven Unique Problems in the Neuroscientific Study of Creativity
- Chapter Eight Musical Creativity
- Chapter Nine Literary Creativity
- Chapter Ten Visual Artistic Creativity
- Chapter Eleven Kinesthetic Creativity
- Chapter Twelve Scientific Creativity
- Afterword – From Cave Art to Latte Art
- References
- Index
- Plates
