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·March 4, 2024·6 min read

Unlocking Creative Flow: How the Brain Enters the Zone

A new study unveils how the brain enters the creative flow state, famously known as being "in the zone." By analyzing jazz improvisations through EEGs, the research confirms that creative flow combines extensive experience with a conscious release of control, allowing for automatic idea generation.

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·March 1, 2024·5 min read

AI Outshines Humans in Creative Thinking

ChatGPT-4 was pitted against 151 human participants across three divergent thinking tests, revealing that the AI demonstrated a higher level of creativity. The tests, designed to assess the ability to generate unique solutions, showed GPT-4 providing more original and elaborate answers.

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·November 16, 2023·5 min read

Magicians Defy Creative Mental Health Trends

A new study reveals that magicians are less likely to face mental health challenges compared to other creative individuals like musicians and comedians. While creativity has often been linked to mental health issues, this research challenges that notion.

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·August 22, 2023·7 min read

How Creativity Training Helps Kids Tackle Life’s Hurdles and Boosts Resilience

Training elementary school students in creativity has shown potential in amplifying their resilience against real-world challenges. Researchers equipped third to fifth graders with literary techniques to enhance creativity when addressing problems.

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·July 6, 2023·5 min read

Creative Minds at Ease: Making the Most of Idle Time for Innovation

Creative people effectively utilize downtime by exploring their thoughts. The research demonstrated that creative individuals were less prone to boredom when left alone, as they allowed one idea to naturally segue to another.

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·July 6, 2023·5 min read

AI Outperforms Humans in Creativity Test

Artificial Intelligence (AI), specifically GPT-4, was found to match the top 1% of human thinkers on a standard creativity test. The AI application ChatGPT, developed using GPT-4, excelled in fluency and originality in the Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking, a widely recognized tool for assessing creativity.

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·May 15, 2023·9 min read

Dream to Create: Sleep Onset Boosts Creativity

Researchers discovered targeted dream incubation during the sleep onset phase may enhance creativity. The study found that participants given a specific topic to dream about during this phase performed more creatively in tasks related to that topic. This 'targeted dream incubation' led to the generation of more creative stories compared to those who napped without a specific prompt or stayed awake. The study suggests that the brain makes wider connections between disparate concepts during this dream state, enhancing creative performance.

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·April 15, 2023·5 min read

Drawing Pictures Is Great for Children’s Development

Drawing doesn't just inspire creativity in children, it also helps develop communication skills, learning, and memory.

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·April 12, 2023·3 min read

How Creativity Is Possible Despite Frustration

People can unlock their creative potential and enhance their creativity by embracing frustration and using it as a tool to inspire new methods and ideas.

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·April 2, 2023·4 min read

These Neurons Are the Reason You Yawn When You See Others Do It, And They Could Help Us Teach Children More Creatively Too

Mirror neurons are essential for the human species. Not only do they allow us to learn by observation and imitation, but they also are essential for the development of empathy and social behaviors.

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·March 31, 2023·6 min read

The Cognitive Benefits of Psychedelics

Researchers are investigating the benefits of psychedelics on cognition from memory malleability to cognitive creativity.

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·March 28, 2023·3 min read

The Drugs Don’t Work: Meditation and Training Are Better at Sparking Creativity

Despite the common myth, alcohol and narcotics are the least effective means to spark creativity, researchers report. Instead, complex training, meditation, and cultural exposure add a boost to your creative flow.

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creativity

Unlocking Creative Flow: How the Brain Enters the Zone

AI Outshines Humans in Creative Thinking

Magicians Defy Creative Mental Health Trends

How Creativity Training Helps Kids Tackle Life’s Hurdles and Boosts Resilience

Creative Minds at Ease: Making the Most of Idle Time for Innovation

AI Outperforms Humans in Creativity Test

Dream to Create: Sleep Onset Boosts Creativity

Drawing Pictures Is Great for Children’s Development

How Creativity Is Possible Despite Frustration

These Neurons Are the Reason You Yawn When You See Others Do It, And They Could Help Us Teach Children More Creatively Too

The Cognitive Benefits of Psychedelics

The Drugs Don’t Work: Meditation and Training Are Better at Sparking Creativity

Blocking a Key Protein Greatly Reduces Alzheimer’s Damage

Why Memories Change: How the Brain Rewrites the Past

Astrocytes Found to Drive Key Brain Changes in Nicotine Addiction

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