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Pinpointing Creativity In the Brain

Posted by Soulskill on from the brain-and-brain-what-is-brain dept.

The Times Online has a lengthy story about the work being done to solve mysteries regarding the brain and various aspects of neuroscience. They discuss some of the "brain-training" myths and look at the quest to determine when and where creative thought originates. Quoting: "In fact, the whole process seems to be centred on one small part of the brain: the anterior superior temporal gyrus. This seems to be the point at which bits of information stored far apart in the brain are brought together. This may be an important clue as to how the brain organises itself. But it's only the beginning. At Goldsmiths College in London, Dr Joydeep Bhattacharya says the real issue is not the 'Aha!' moment itself, but the way it is produced in the brain and how we recognise it. 'We need to know the brain processes involved, to find how this moment is strong enough to reach consciousness. We know insight does not come from the sky.' This is the problem with all neuroscience. We don't really know what we are seeing."

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  1. AHA! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    So they are not looking for the 'Aha! moment', but for the 'Aha!, an Aha! moment'... I feel some sort of recursive problem arising.

    wait...

    AHA!

    1. Re:AHA! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      The only AHA i can think of is A-HA

      Now i have that literal version of "take on me" stuck in my head.

  2. Dr. Joydeep by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I think I've found my new porn star name!

    1. Re:Dr. Joydeep by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      What was your old one?

  3. It is that spot... by retech · · Score: 3, Funny

    most surrounded by THC and alcohol. Very easy to pinpoint.

  4. Re:So what would happen if... by Sanat · · Score: 2, Funny

    He also would hide his own easter eggs.

    --
    And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make
  5. Re:Creativity by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    It is better to have coded and lost, than not to have coded at all.

    New John Hasler (828484)

  6. Re:This article is a mess by JoeMerchant · · Score: 2, Funny

    ... a wandering slop of poorly presented and disparate facts.

    From my observation, this is an accurate description of the field of Neuroscience in general.