[Ailist] The Creative Mind

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To all of my AI colleagues.
 
Here is a recent post on Brain Based Business that sheds some  light on our 
discussions about the creative mind...
 
 
_http://www.brainbasedbusiness.com/_ (http://www.brainbasedbusiness.com/)  
Judith E.  Glaser 
TEXT: 

If  you've wondered about common differences inside of creative and  
non-creative brains - you may well soon find out. 

_University_ (http://www.brainbasedbusiness.com/#)  of New Mexico  scientist 
looks for the roots of creativity in the brain outside of areas  science or 
artists claim it exists. Creativity, for _Rex Jung_ 
(http://www.themindinstitute.org/content/view/21/41/) , scientist at the University of New Mexico's MIND 
Institute … is an ability to create  something new and useful.  
(http://www.brainbasedbusiness.com/uploads/Rex%20Jung.gif) 

_Google, for example, sees creativity at the core_ 
(http://www.brainbasedbusiness.com/2007/07/are_you_courageous_enough_to_c.html)   of productivity and 
pays plenty for it to remain there. How about you?  

Interestingly, this creativity  research  redefines intelligence as less 
linear, and more connected or  integrated approach to problem solving. Jung is 
looking to reveal where  creativity lives in the brain. 

_Jung_ 
(http://themindinstitute.org/NeuralBasisofCreativityandIntelligence.html)  plans to scan the brains of 50 UNM undergraduates  and 50 visual artists 
to determine if there are any structural differences  between creative people 
and those who are not. You can bet the latter category  will be those _43% of 
people pegged to be stuck in some  rut_ 
(http://www.brainbasedbusiness.com/2007/06/yikes_43_say_older_people_are.html) .

Where would co-workers name your offerings at work - on a  creativity 
continuum?

The study will look at brains from both structural  and functional angles to 
spot size differences as well as how chemical  underpinnings differ. Jung's 
work’s so far shows that less gray matter in  certain regions of the brain might 
make a person more creative.

He also  concluded that creativity appears more noticeably in people with 
lower amounts  of tissue in the temporal lobe than other parts of the brain. Lack 
of tissue  could reduce a person's inhibitions, for instance, making it 
easier to see  nuances and connections between concepts and materials.

Since so many  creative people frequent this sit – I plan to follow the 
findings of Jung’s  latest study – since we can all use a few more creations of 
things that are new  and useful where we work! What do you think? 



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