From the University of Pennsylvania press release via MedicalXpress: The brain’s prefrontal cortex is thought to be the seat of cognitive control, working as a kind of filter that keeps irrelevant thoughts, perceptions and memories…
From the British Psychological Society (BPS) press release via AlphaGalileo: Most of us think of being bored at work as a negative experience, but a new study suggests it can have positive results including an…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: New research suggests that racial stereotypes and creativity have more in common than we might think. In an article published in Psychological Science, a journal of the…
From the University of Utah press release via EurekAlert!: Backpackers scored 50 percent better on a creativity test after spending four days in nature disconnected from electronic devices, according to a study by psychologists from…
From the Karolinska Institutet press release via ScienceDaily: People in creative professions are treated more often for mental illness than the general population, there being a particularly salient connection between writing and schizophrenia. This according…
From the Johns Hopkins press release via EurekAlert!: It’s not just in movies where nerds get their revenge. A study by a Johns Hopkins University business professor finds that social rejection can inspire imaginative thinking,…
From the Association for Psychological Science press release: Psychological scientists have long known that the amount of information we can actively hold in mind at any given time – known as working memory – is…
From the University of Strathclyde press release via EurekAlert!: Bilingual children outperform children who speak only one language in problem-solving skills and creative thinking, according to research led at the University of Strathclyde. A study…
From the University of Chicago Press Journals press release via EurekAlert!: Moderate background noise enhances creativity and makes consumers more likely to buy new and innovative products, according to a new study in the Journal…
From the SUNY Buffalo press release: Talk — if it’s the right kind — can increase creativity, leading students to create useful, new ideas that solve problems, a University at Buffalo professor has found by…