Enhanced divergent thinking and creativity in musicians: A behavioral and near-infrared spectroscopy study

Gibson, Crystal; Folley, Bradley S.; Park, Sohee

doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2008.07.009

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“…High scores on the AUT have been related to high composite scores of creative activities and accomplishments (Hocevar 1980), while RAT scores correlated positively with creativity ratings obtained by students in an architectural design course and by students displaying high research creativity (Mednick 1962). Moreover, musicians scored higher on both the RAT and the AUT, as compared with nonmusicians (Gibson et al 2009). Yet, it should be noted that the relationship between creativity in a broader sense and the concepts of convergent/divergent thinking is unclear and currently heavily debated (Davis 1989;Hocevar and Bachelor 1989;Cropley 2006;Fairweather 2011;Zeng et al 2011).…”

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The “Creative Right Brain” Revisited: Individual Creativity and Associative Priming in the Right Hemisphere Relate to Hemispheric Asymmetries in Reward Brain Function

2016

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The idea that creativity resides in the right cerebral hemisphere is persistent in popular science, but has been widely frowned upon by the scientific community due to little empirical support. Yet, creativity is believed to rely on the ability to combine remote concepts into novel and useful ideas, an ability which would depend on associative processing in the right hemisphere. Moreover, associative processing is modulated by dopamine, and asymmetries in dopamine functionality between hemispheres may imbalance the expression of their implemented cognitive functions. Here, by uniting these largely disconnected concepts, we hypothesize that relatively less dopamine function in the right hemisphere boosts creativity by releasing constraining effects of dopamine on remote associations. Indeed, participants with reduced neural responses in the dopaminergic system of the right hemisphere (estimated by functional MRI in a reward task with positive and negative feedback), displayed higher creativity (estimated by convergent and divergent tasks), and increased associative processing in the right hemisphere (estimated by a lateralized lexical decision task). Our findings offer unprecedented empirical support for a crucial and specific contribution of the right hemisphere to creativity. More importantly our study provides a comprehensive view on potential determinants of human creativity, namely dopamine-related activity and associative processing.

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The “Creative Right Brain” Revisited: Individual Creativity and Associative Priming in the Right Hemisphere Relate to Hemispheric Asymmetries in Reward Brain Function

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“…Since both domains share structural and auditory complexity, strong parallels between music and language have already been proposed alongside some differences, with an emphasis on possible applications of music to educational settings ). An increasing number of studies have put forward the possible benefits of music training on non-musical learning domains such as verbal intelligence, executive function, creativity, arithmetic processing and linguistic abilities (Gibson, Folley, & Park, 2009;Hoch & Tillman, 2012;Moreno et al, 2009Moreno et al, , 2011.…”

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The Potential Role of Music in Second Language Learning: A Review Article

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2014

Journal of European Psychology Students

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The effects of musical activities on non-musical domains have recently sparked much research. Whereas the benefits of music for native language abilities are well established, the effect on second language (L2) is not yet fully explored. This review discusses articles suggesting the transfer effect of music on L2 phonological and reading skills. Through the analysis of research literature, it examines; (1) the extent of transfer to specific L2 skills, the nature of necessary music training, the effect of native language on musicality and L2, and the role of working memory in the transfer effect. While the discussed papers provide promising insights into the music-L2 relationship, due to the little research done in this area it is difficult to generalize the results to overall L2 learning.

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“…Além disso, este trabalho sugere que a capacidade criativa pode ser estimulada por meio da música, ainda mais se for levado em conta o fato de que as crianças não tinham conhecimento de que estavam sendo avaliadas. Outros estudos também compararam a ativação cerebral de músicos e não músicos, por meio de neuroimagem funcional e testes de pensamento divergente, e encontraram evidências que suportaram a hipótese do aumento da criatividade em músicos treinados, em relação a não músicos (Gibson, Folley, & Park, 2009). O que se observa, nesses estudos, é que a atmosfera emocional, humor e prazer são elementos facilitadores na emergência do pensamento criativo.…”

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Mozart, Rock e a Ativação da Criatividade

2016

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Resumo A criatividade e o pensamento divergente são processos cognitivos envolvidos na geração de ideias e soluções novas, que podem contribuir com a inovação nas organizações. Os estudos sobre os antecedentes da criatividade têm focado características individuais, configuração de times e condições organizacionais; menos atenção tem sido dada à estimulação cognitiva. Nessa linha, o presente estudo investiga o efeito da estimulação cognitiva por meio da música sobre o pensamento divergente. Ele baseia-se nos estudos relacionados ao Efeito Mozart, que levaram à proposição de que a exposição à música pode induzir a um melhor desempenho, no curto prazo, em habilidades cognitivas específicas. Foi realizado um experimento com 133 estudantes de cursos de administração e de relações internacionais, divididos em diferentes grupos: dois foram expostos a estimulações musicais com estilos distintos (rock e Mozart) e outro não teve estimulação cognitiva antes da realização de tarefas criativas. O pensamento divergente foi avaliado por meio de uma abordagem subjetiva (método top 2 scoring). Observou-se, empregando a análise de variância (ANOVA), que os grupos expostos à música apresentaram maiores níveis de pensamento divergente, em comparação ao grupo controle. Implicações e limitações do estudo são discutidas.

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Enhanced divergent thinking and creativity in musicians: A behavioral and near-infrared spectroscopy study

Cited by 190 publications

References 52 publications

The “Creative Right Brain” Revisited: Individual Creativity and Associative Priming in the Right Hemisphere Relate to Hemispheric Asymmetries in Reward Brain Function

The “Creative Right Brain” Revisited: Individual Creativity and Associative Priming in the Right Hemisphere Relate to Hemispheric Asymmetries in Reward Brain Function

The Potential Role of Music in Second Language Learning: A Review Article

Mozart, Rock e a Ativação da Criatividade

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