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Trying Not to Try - Issue 22: Slow - Nautilus

In a famous story from ancient Chinese philosophy, Butcher Ding has been called upon to play his part in a traditional religious ceremony.…. Powered by AutoBlogger.co

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How does the brain improvise? We asked a rapper, a jazz pianist and a comedy duo to find out.

Scientists have discovered that our brains are shaped by creative behaviors. We explore the secrets of improvisation, with GoldLink, pianist Jason Moran, and a comedy duo from Upright Citizens Brigade.

Let Go: A beautiful dive into the neuroscience of creativity guided by a freestyle rapper, jazz pianist and pair of improv comedians.

While other forms of creation — such as writing a novel or composing a symphony — can demand deep concentration, improvisation is a process of letting go. Musicians and other improvisers talk about stepping into an alternate reality, or entering a trance-like state, beyond thought. Distractions fall away; doubts disappear. Time seems to vanish.

— Sarah L. Kaufman, Jayne Orenstein, Sarah Hashemi, Elizabeth Hart and Shelly Tan in The Washington Post

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Mapping Creativity in the Brain

Mapping Creativity in the Brain

See the original post by KYLAH GOODFELLOW KLINGE  at theatlantic.com.

The writer Edith Wharton, a self-professed “slow worker,” dismissed the idea of easy creative triumph. “Many people assume that the artist receives, at the outset of his career, the mysterious sealed orders known as ‘Inspiration,’ and has only to let that sovereign impulse carry him where it will,” she wrote in her 1925 bookThe…

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Charles Limb: Your Brain on Improv Am Beispiel von Jazzmusikern und Rappern zeigt Chirurg Charles Limb anschaulich, was im menschlichen Gehirn bei kreativen Prozessen vor sich geht. Genau wie die Musiker merke ich bei der Malerei auch, wie sich die Selbstwahrnehmung reduziert und auch das Sprachvermögen schaltet sich ab. Besonders merke ich das, wenn ich gezwungen bin, mich direkt nach dem Malen mit jemandem zu unterhalten. Ich funktioniere dann eher, wie eine art personifiziertes Activity-Spiel. Unterhaltsam aber wenig mehr. :)

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Charles Limb: Your brain on improv

via ted.com