vrijdag 6 maart 2015

Artikel: Creative genius driven by distraction

‘Creative genius driven by distraction’, http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/nu-cgd030315.php, EurekAlert! - AAAS, Northwestern (3-MAR-2015).

Wider focus

Research provides the first physiological evidence that real-world creativity may be associated with a reduced ability to filter ‘irrelevant’ sensory information.

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Divergent thinking does contribute to creativity, but appears to be separate from the process of creative thinking that is associated with the leaky sensory filter.

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The study suggests that creative people with ‘leaky’ sensory gating may have a propensity to deploy attention over a wider focus or a larger range of stimuli.

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If funneled in the right direction, these sensitivities can make life more rich and meaningful.

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Link

‘Creative genius driven by distraction’, http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/nu-cgd030315.php, EurekAlert! - AAAS, Northwestern (3-MAR-2015).