The creative brain

This book takes the reader on a journey to the neurological and psychological foundations of creativity. The author, a neuroscientist at the Friedrich Schiller University in Jena, presents the latest research, accompanied by an explanation of the history of this field of knowledge. He also provides an easy-to-understand brief introduction to the basic concepts of brain research, which he does well, and the lively tone contributes to the readability of the text. It is therefore not entirely clear what he is trying to achieve with the fictional crime story about "Commissario Prefrontale", which he weaves in between the factual passages. Their cumbersome metaphors neither contribute to an understanding of the subject matter nor do they have any literary value of their own. At least these sections are separated from the main text and can simply be skimmed over. On the other hand, the author's reluctance to speculate on open research questions is very pleasing. He always identifies unproven assumptions as such and is careful with generalizations. All in all, a great book with many interesting insights that, despite all the theory, open up many practical implications, says Get Abstract.Get Abstract rating: 8Implementability: 7Innovation level: 8Style: 8In cooperation with Get Abstract, Lucerne (Logo)

Publisher: SpringerYear of publication: 2017Pages: 253ISBN: 9783662546611