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Written By: Agencies | Updated : January 6, 2016 9:45 AM IST
Conveying emotions come naturally to many people especially those who are creative. It is believed that creative brains are wired a little differently than others which helps them in expressing their thoughts and emotions in many ways and albeit in a novel way every time. But a new study has found that these emotions can alter the neural circuits in the artist's brain. The study carried out at the University of California, San Francisco says that creativity cannot be explained as simple switching on and off a fixed region in the brain. (Read: 7 home remedies to help boost brain power)
How does creativity affect the brain?
The researchers say that when an artist tries to convey emotion through his work, the nature of the emotion decides which part of the brain should be activated and to what extent. Charles Limb the lead author of the study explained that emotional matters are not simple and various parts of the brain take part in it. The study explains that the brain goes through different intensities and versions of creativity and emotions play a crucial; role in these differences.(Read: Scientists find why neurotic people are more creative)
How was the study conducted?
For the study, Jazz musicians were made to play a small keyboard and images of an actress with different emotions were showed to them. The musician's response to the emotions and the changes in the music were studied by an fMRI scanner. It was found that melodies were more improvised when they were shown the image with positive emotions as compared to when they tried to capture the emotions in the negative image. The study is published in the Journal Scientific Reports. (Read: 5 reasons why having fun makes you smart)
Source: ANI
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