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Right (or Left) Brain Cognition, Wrong Metaphor for Creative Behavior: It Is Prefrontal Lobe Volition that Makes the Difference in the Release of Creative Potential.
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Elliott, Portia C. – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1986
It is argued that creative behavior is a product of the uniquely human capacity to will and requires activation of the prefrontal lobe "cells of will" to facilitate the harmonious functioning of all parts of the brain. (DB)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Creative Thinking, Creativity, Individual Power
The Myth of Right Hemisphere Creativity.
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Hines, Terence – Journal of Creative Behavior, 1991
This article reviews the evidence on the relationship between the two brain hemispheres and creative cognitive processes. It concludes that claims about creativity being "in" one or the other hemispheres represent an uncritical acceptance of naive pseudoscientific beliefs about the brain and brain function. (DB)
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes, Creativity