Precise brain imaging method reveals origins of creativity

News-Medical.Net July 15, 2024
University of Utah Health

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 paradoxical ability, striking unexpectedly when it’s not sought out.

And the neurological source of creativity-;what’s going on in our brains when we think outside the box-;is similarly elusive.

But now, a research team led by a University of Utah Health researcher and based in Baylor College of Medicine has used a precise method of brain imaging to unveil how different parts of the brain work together in order to produce creative thought.

Their findings published in BRAIN on June 18.

The new results could ultimately help lead to...

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