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Pinpointing Creativity In the Brain

Posted November 17, 2008 8:55 AM

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The Times Online has a lengthy story about the work being done to solve mysteries regarding the brain and various aspects of neuroscience. They discuss some of the "brain-training" myths and look at the quest to determine when and where creative thought originates. Quoting: "In fact, the whole process seems to be centred on one small part of the brain: the anterior superior temporal gyrus. This seems to be the point at which bits of information stored far apart in the brain are brought together. This may be an important clue as to how the brain organises itself.

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Re: Pinpointing Creativity In the Brain

11/18/2008 3:39 PM

"...how the brain organises itself..."

Or perhaps more importantly, how sometimes it fails to do so?!?

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Re: Pinpointing Creativity In the Brain

12/01/2008 5:20 AM

There is a noticeable difference between the genders, as may easily be seen from the diagrams.

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