Book chapter
The Neuroscience of Creativity and Emotions
The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Emotions, pp 109-129
16 Feb 2023
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Abstract
The neuroscience of creativity has grown significantly over the past several years. One aspect of creative ideation that has been relatively understudied, however, is how emotional processes—and the neural systems underlying them—shape creativity. Creativity, like its muse, can be ephemeral: vulnerable to internal and external environmental factors that spark new ideas or snuff them out, and emotions can modulate these effects. In this chapter, we review findings underscoring the critical interactions between cognitive and emotional neuromodulatory mechanisms during creative thinking, including the potential impact of mood, stress, and reward processes on known neurocognitive components of creative ideation. We further examine whether and under what circumstances such interactions can have positive or negative consequences for creativity. Lastly, we discuss how emotional task content may impact the generation of the creative product on the part of the creator. Across these domains, we synthesize this literature and propose a framework for future research that integrates brain function at the neurochemical, neuroanatomical, and systems levels with emotional aspects of creative thinking.
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- Title
- The Neuroscience of Creativity and Emotions
- Creators
- Evangelia G. Chrysikou - Drexel UniversityAlexandra E Kelly - Drexel UniversityIndre V Viskontas - University of San Francisco
- Publication Details
- The Cambridge Handbook of Creativity and Emotions, pp 109-129
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 21
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Brain Sciences (Psychology); College of Arts and Sciences
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:001064360400007
- Other Identifier
- 991020531852504721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Education & Educational Research
- Psychology, Multidisciplinary