The birth of the creative flow observed live - Biotech. The study of the brain activity of 32 jazz musicians (ANSA) was conducted by researchers at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
The creative flow "was identified and studied for the first time by the pioneer of psychological sciences Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi," says study coordinator John Kounios. More experienced musicians generate more frequent and intense creative flows than less experienced musicians, according to the study. The results are published in the journal Neuropsychologia.