International study of 1,400+ adults reveals creative activities like music, dance, and art make brains appear biologically ...

Food nourishes our bodies, but certain types have the potential to enhance mental activities. What we eat may influence our ability to generate creative ideas.

Have you ever had the solution for a tough problem suddenly hit you when you’re thinking about something entirely different? Creative thought is a hallmark of humanity, but it’s an ephemeral, almost ...

Regular creative activity is linked to a younger-looking brain and slower brain aging, according to a large international brain-imaging analysis.

Creative hobbies aren't just fun—they're one of the best things you can do to keep your brain young and sharp. Regularly engaging in creative activities—like painting, dancing, or gaming—can help keep ...

This post is part 2 of a series. In my previous post, I wrote that, after being inspired by Rick Rubin’s book, The Creative Act: A Way of Being, I decided to find out what is going on in the human ...

A new international study published in Nature Communications suggests that creative activities may help keep the brain ...

Inside the artist’s brain, creativity emerges not as magic, but as a disciplined dance between imagination, emotion and ...

Scientists have discovered a fascinating link between creativity and cognitive impairment. In addition to producing art and literature, creativity is essential for problem-solving and adaptation. A ...

A new study led by researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests that different brain regions activated by creative tasks are part of one common brain circuit. By evaluating data from 857 participants ...

Functional connectivity with the rFP (green, left) defines a distributed brain circuit (right) that will encompass coordinates activated by creativity tasks. Brigham researchers analyzed data from 857 ...

Electrodes at multiple brain regions reveal brain activity in real time. Colored dots show the locations of all of the electrodes across all patients, color-coded by brain region. Red dots in the ...