The neuropsychology of creativity

Publication date: June 2019Source: Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences, Volume 27Author(s): Anna AbrahamThe neuropsychological approach has been instrumental in delivering key insights that have enabled a clearer understanding of the human mind and its workings. Despite the promise of this approach and the unique perspective it affords, it has only been limitedly utilized when exploring creative cognition. This paper presents a brief overview of three methodologies — single case studies, case series investigations on neurological populations, and case series investigations on psychiatric populations — that have been employed within the neuropsychology of creativity and highlights some of the important revelations that each approach has delivered. In doing so, the aim is to make a case for the utility of the neuropsychological approach in allowing for a better understanding of the creative mind.
Source: Current Opinion in Behavioral Sciences - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research