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8 - Neuroscience of Creativity

from Biological Underpinnings

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2019

By
Oshin Vartanian
Edited by
James C. Kaufman  and
Robert J. Sternberg
James C. Kaufman
Affiliation:
University of Connecticut
Robert J. Sternberg
Affiliation:
Cornell University, New York
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Over the last two decades, knowledge about brain structure and function has improved our understanding of the psychology of creativity. Importantly, contributions from cognitive neuroscience to our understanding of the psychology of creativity have been accelerated due to parallel advances in theoretical and methodological approaches to the scientific study of creativity. Chief among these have been the appreciation of the roles of personality, attention and memory, fluid intelligence, and executive functions to creative cognition. The evidence to date suggests that creativity is an emergent property of the dynamic interplay between spontaneous and controlled processes in the brain. In this chapter, I conduct a selective review of some of the key empirical work from neuropsychology, neuroimaging, and experimental psychology to highlight the contributions of this burgeoning field to our understanding of creativity. I will also highlight some of the limitations of the cognitive neuroscience approach to studying creativity and emphasize the need for a holistic research program for a more complete understanding of this multifaceted phenomenon.
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The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity , pp. 148 - 172
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