This post is part 2 of a series. In my previous post, I wrote that, after being inspired by Rick Rubin’s book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, I decided to find out what is going on in the human ...

A large-scale international study found that creative activities such as music, dance, painting and even certain video games may help keep the brain biologically "younger." Researchers from 13 ...

I recently finished reading an interesting book by Rick Rubin, The Creative Art: A Way of Being. (I was not paid and never met the author.) One of the clear messages of this book is that creativity ...

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 ...

Brain health is the state of cognitive, emotional and social functioning that allows people to realise their potential, maintain their wellbeing, and adapt to changes across the course of life. It is ...

Researchers analyzed data from 857 patients across 36 fMRI brain imaging studies and mapped a common brain circuit for creativity. A new study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that ...

A new study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that different brain regions activated by creative tasks are part of one common brain circuit. By evaluating data from 857 participants ...

Creativity mapped to a specific brain circuit in healthy people, an analysis of neuroimaging studies suggested. In a meta-analysis involving 36 studies and 857 healthy participants, 415 brain ...

Creative and artistic experiences have long been associated with enhanced cognitive and emotional well-being, but their specific impact on brain health remains underexplored. While increased brain ...

The spark of creativity, that seemingly mysterious capacity to generate novel and valuable ideas, has intrigued humanity for centuries. Once attributed primarily to divine inspiration or innate genius ...

How to keep your brain in good shape? It is a good idea to regularly engage in creative activities, such as dancing, painting, or even playing certain computer games. Such activities are associated ...