The Cambridge Handbook of the Neuroscience of Creativity

Historically the brain bases of creativity have been of great interest to scholars and the public alike. However recent technological innovations in the neurosciences coupled with theoretical and methodological advances in creativity assessment have enabled humans to gain unprecedented insights into the contributions of the brain to creative thought. This unique volume brings together contributions by the very best scholars to offer a comprehensive overview of cutting edge research on this important and fascinating topic. The chapters discuss creativity''s relationship with intelligence motivation psychopathology and pharmacology as well as the contributions of general psychological processes to creativity such as attention memory imagination and language. This book also includes specific and novel approaches to understanding creativity involving musicians polymaths animal models and psychedelic experiences. The chapters are meant to give the reader a solid grasp of the diversity of approaches currently at play in this active and rapidly growing field of inquiry.