Erschienen:
Cambridge, United Kingdom; New York, NY; Port Melbourne, Australia; New Delhi, India: Cambridge University Press, [2018]
Erschienen in:Cambridge fundamentals of neuroscience in psychology
Enthält:
What is creativity?
How can creativity be assessed?
Cognitive explanations of creativity
Brain-based global explanations of creativity
Brain-based local explanations of creativity
Neuroscientific methods in the study of creativity
Unique problems in the neuroscientific study of creativity
Musical creativity
Literary creativity
Visual artistic creativity
Kinesthetic creativity
Scientific creativity
Afterword: from cave art to latte art
Umfang:
xx, 369 Seiten; Illustrationen, Diagramme; 23 cm
Beschreibung:
"In this book, Anna Abraham reveals how the tools of neuroscience can be employed to uncover the answers to these and other vital questions. She explores the intricate workings of our creative minds to explain what happens in our brains when we operate in a creative mode versus an uncreative mode. The vast and complex field that is the neuroscience of creativity is disentangled and described in an accessible manner, balancing what is known so far with critical issues that are as yet unresolved. Clear guidelines are also provided for researchers who pursue the big questions in their bid to discover the creative mind"--