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The Creative Brain
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The Creative Brain

Myths and Truths

MIT Press, 2024 mais...


Editorial Rating

9

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  • Scientific
  • Well Structured
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Is the right brain hemisphere responsible for creativity? Are people with high IQs more creative? What’s the relationship between creativity and madness? In this engaging text, creativity researcher Anna Abraham explains the source of erroneous beliefs about creativity and why people embrace them so readily. By digging into the empirical evidence, Abraham brings to life the nuanced “kernel of truths” that hide within popular myths about creativity. Her exploration offers valuable guidance to readers looking to understand what may — or may not — affect their creative capacity. 

Take-Aways

  • The brain’s right hemisphere isn’t the sole seat of creativity.
  • Madness doesn’t universally lead to creativity.
  • Psychedelics don’t immediately improve creativity.

About the Author

Anna Abraham is a psychology professor at the University of Georgia.


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