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24. Using Technology as a Creative Aid
November 1, 2023
Conclude the course with a look at the expanding industry of cognitive enhancement using technological aids. Learn about transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), why people think it might boost creativity, and what clinical studies show. Finally, take account of how artificial intelligence, which can aid human-driven creativity.
23. Being Creative in a World Not Built for You
November 1, 2023
Consider daily challenges faced by people with disabilities, from navigating public spaces and shopping to living with medical conditions and artificial limbs, and see how they use their creativity to invent practical solutions. Note, also, how the brain can adapt to sensory deficits, as in the case of people with vision loss who learn to use echolocation.
22. Can Drugs Open Up the Creative Brain?
November 1, 2023
Survey evidence regarding the impacts of psychoactive substances on creativity. Begin with studies evaluating whether coffee helps idea generation and alcohol enhances creativity. Then, look at the use of cannabis, and finally psychedelics, comparing popular notions about their use with data. See what conclusions we can make about these different substances as aids in creative work.
21. Overcome Creative Anxiety
November 1, 2023
Stress and anxiety can pose challenging problems for creative work. Learn about the brain physiology of acute stress, which can get in the way of creative performance, and how beta blockers can be used to mitigate the effects of performance anxiety. Track the harmful effects of chronic stress, how scientists are now studying creativity-specific anxiety, and what may help to lessen its effects.
20. Get More out of Group Creativity
November 1, 2023
Identify pitfalls that are common to creativity in group settings, and guidelines that may allow for an ideal collaborative group. Then, observe how effective musical ensembles can teach us a lot about group creativity. By examining how musicians perform in sync, grasp the roles of eye and body coordination, listening and reacting, and what motivates the creative endeavor.
19. Creativity Thrives on Difference
November 1, 2023
In human life, as in nature, the meeting of ecosystems or cultures sparks creative diversity. See how this manifests in fashion design and science, where studies show that work that represents cultural interaction performs better or is rated as more creative. Note that trends toward respecting workers with non-typical brain function show significant benefits for workplace creativity.
18. Design Thinking Helps Structure Creativity
November 1, 2023
Design thinking is an ideology used to give practical form to the creative process. Discover the five steps of design thinking. Focusing on idea generation, grasp how design thinking can help us move out of being
17. The Creative Environment
November 1, 2023
Take account of the ways in which physical spaces and work culture impact creativity. Note, throughout history, how creative geniuses have tended to cluster together, in places such as ancient Athens, Renaissance Florence, and modern Silicon Valley. Look at factors of environment, such as the free exchange of ideas, human interaction and collaboration, and diversity, that foster creativity.
16. Beethoven, Dyslexia, and Creativity
November 1, 2023
Examine evidence that Beethoven is likely to have been dyslexic, and the ways in which that condition may have fed his creative genius. Look at studies indicating that people with dyslexia are more emotionally reactive and show higher-than-average, nonverbal intelligence. Consider how living with dyslexia may promote compensating development in the right brain and thinking outside the box.
15. Can Brain Degeneration Unleash Creativity?
November 1, 2023
Delve into the phenomenon of paradoxical facilitation, where enhancement of creativity or a skill follows upon degenerative conditions of the brain. Study cases of affected patients who have developed remarkable skills as visual artists or musicians. Observe how the condition of semantic dementia has this effect and seems to give patients a different way of seeing
14. The Brain Science of Beauty
November 1, 2023
The field of neuroaesthetics studies the brain basis of aesthetic appreciation. Investigate what neuroaesthetics tells us about how we experience beauty and perceptions that we value. As a case in point, study the measurable response of the
13. Getting Into the Creative Flow
November 1, 2023
The flow state, or being
12. The Creative Path to Skill Mastery
November 1, 2023
For skill mastery in art, sports, or any domain, grasp the necessity of using only the physical and mental resources that are necessary for the task. Note how skill mastery involves moving from conscious thinking to automating the actions of the skill. Map the stages of mastering a skill, three essential levels of practice, and the integration of the process that makes the skill second nature.
11. Unlocking Your Imaginative Brain
November 1, 2023
Consider the brain
10. Behind the Mystical Aha Moment
November 1, 2023
Sudden insight is a core feature of creativity. Review studies of brain activity during insightful problem-solving and examine the roles of the left and right brain hemispheres, as well as the subject
9. Free Your Brain with Spontaneous Creativity
November 1, 2023
Findings from neuroimaging studies of musicians who improvise indicate that experienced improvisers can
8. When Creatives Confront Depression
November 1, 2023
Here, look at three artists who suffered from depression, yet, created some of the great creative works of the 20th century. Begin with the brilliant poet Sylvia Plath, followed by painter Georgia O
7. Finding Your Motivation for Creative Work
November 1, 2023
This lecture delves into the neurological reward system, which shapes our actions and experiences. Observe how the brain
6. The
November 1, 2023
Investigate notions linking mental health issues with creativity. Review studies of creatives, looking at factors such as bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, and findings indicating that certain psychological conditions may be beneficial in creative work. Then, consider the reverse: whether creative work fosters mental aberrations. Grasp the dangers of romanticizing mental illness in creatives.
5. Who Is the Creative Person?
November 1, 2023
Look at three ways to identify especially creative people. First, examine personality traits that creative people may share, such as openness to new experiences, extraversion, and abstract or semantic thinking. Study two types of creative thinking and how they appear to correlate with scientists and artists. Finally, consider possible neurological and genetic components of creativity.
4. Evaluating the Creative Product
November 1, 2023
Can we define what is creative? Consider two basic features of a creative product and how meaning is both subjective and domain-specific. Investigate how our brains process information and assign meaning, and, in art, how the way we look determines what we see. Grasp how we endow objects with value, based in what we know about the creator of the product and the circumstances of its creation.
3. Creativity Is a Process
November 1, 2023
Assess Graham Wallas
2. Beyond the Right-Brain Creativity Myth
November 1, 2023
Explore current knowledge of the left and right hemispheres of the brain, taking stock of both early and more recent scientific thinking on the specialization of the hemispheres. Note how different aspects of creativity rely on different hemispheres, and how the left hemisphere is involved in key creative functions. Also, grasp how our early environment shapes brain development.
1. The Creative Life Begins in the Brain
November 1, 2023
Begin to examine the nature of creativity and what neuroscience can tell us about it. Look at traits that are associated with creative people and consider four distinct stages of creativity. Note the differences between artistic and scientific creativity. Then, take a first look at the structure of the brain and its organization. Study the creative brain
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This course takes you on a deep dive into the human creative brain, where you'll learn about the synchronized brain activity that underlies creative thinking; key stages in the creative process; how to stimulate creative insight, imagination, and the flow state; the process of mastering a skill, the steps of design thinking, the rules of improvisation; and much more.
Creativity and Your Brain is a series that ran for 1 seasons (24 episodes) between November 1, 2023 and on The Great Courses
Where to Watch Creativity and Your Brain
Creativity and Your Brain is available for streaming on the The Great Courses website, both individual episodes and full seasons. You can also watch Creativity and Your Brain on demand at Amazon Prime and Amazon.
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