creativity

29 05, 2015

Creativity Linked to Cerebellum: MRI Study

2015-05-29T18:59:50-04:00May 29th, 2015|Brain MRI, Medical Imaging, MRI, MRI Research, Radiologist, Radiology|

While researchers can't claim to know the source of creativity, they are indeed getting closer to understanding where it occurs in the brain. A new MRI study from Stanford University has linked the cerebellum, the region of the brain responsible with coordinating movement, to creative output. The study, entitled Pictionary-based fMRI paradigm to study the [...]

26 11, 2012

MRI Can Determine How Creativity Works – Rappers’ Brains Scanned in New Study

2012-11-26T18:02:42-05:00November 26th, 2012|MRI Vancouver|

For centuries, the creative process has remained a mystery, but the exploratory nature of MRI technology is now able to pick up which parts of the brain are activated during improvisation and spontaneous creation. Two LA-based rappers, Daniel Rizik-Baer and Michael Eagle, teamed up with researchers Allen Braun and Siyuan Liu of the National Institute [...]