In our fast-paced world, most of us spend more time interfacing with media and technology than we do interfacing with nature. We often feel that …
Creativity
Where Do Ideas and Creativity Come From in the Brain? Part Three: Functional Fixedness and Our Ingenuity
If creativity comes from cross-talk between brain regions (as discussed in part two), then where might our ability to build computers and to think outside …
Where Do Ideas and Creativity Come From in the Brain? Part Two: Synaesthesia and the Fusiform Gyrus
In part one we looked at views of creativity throughout the ages and at how our ideas were once thought to come from Gods and …
Where Do Ideas and Creativity Come From in the Brain? Part One: The Mystery of Creativity and Divine Intervention
Creativity and the ability to come up with intelligent solutions to problems are things that seem to be uniquely human. This kind of thinking has …