The Cambridge Handbook of the Neuroscience of Creativity

The Cambridge Handbook of the Neuroscience of Creativity
ISBN-10
1108340458
ISBN-13
9781108340458
Category
Psychology
Language
English
Published
2018-01-25
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Authors
Oshin Vartanian, Rex E. Jung

Description

Historically, the brain bases of creativity have been of great interest to scholars and the public alike. However, recent technological innovations in the neurosciences, coupled with theoretical and methodological advances in creativity assessment, have enabled humans to gain unprecedented insights into the contributions of the brain to creative thought. This unique volume brings together contributions by the very best scholars to offer a comprehensive overview of cutting edge research on this important and fascinating topic. The chapters discuss creativity's relationship with intelligence, motivation, psychopathology and pharmacology, as well as the contributions of general psychological processes to creativity, such as attention, memory, imagination, and language. This book also includes specific and novel approaches to understanding creativity involving musicians, polymaths, animal models, and psychedelic experiences. The chapters are meant to give the reader a solid grasp of the diversity of approaches currently at play in this active and rapidly growing field of inquiry.

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