For decades, the idea that creativity comes from the right side of the brain has dominated popular culture. People have been told they're either "right-brained" (creative, intuitive) or "left-brained" ...

Have you ever had the solution for a tough problem suddenly hit you when you’re thinking about something entirely different? Creative thought is a hallmark of humanity, but it’s an ephemeral, almost ...

Creativity is just connecting things. When you ask creative people how they did something, they feel a little guilty because they didn't really do it, they just saw something. It seemed obvious to ...

Functional connectivity with the rFP (green, left) defines a distributed brain circuit (right) that will encompass coordinates activated by creativity tasks. Brigham researchers analyzed data from 857 ...

It's often said that creative people see the world differently than the rest of us - and a Harvard researcher is providing one answer why. Scientists studying brain scans of people who were asked to ...

If you got good grades in your creative writing class, it probably had more to do with how your brain works rather than how hard you studied. A research team at University of Utah Health and based in ...

Engaging in creative experiences like music, dance, visual arts, and even specific video games can slow brain aging and promote healthier brain function, says a new international Global Brain Health ...

Brain agility and neuroplasticity are attributes that make us more adaptable and resilient and also increase our sense of agency in an ever-changing world. As geo-political and psycho-social crises ...

Creativity is often defined as the ability to come up with new and useful ideas. Like intelligence, it can be considered a trait that everyone — not just creative “geniuses” like Picasso and Steve ...

New research published in JAMA Network Open has identified a common brain circuit linked to creativity across multiple domains, such as music, writing, drawing, and idea generation. The findings ...