More creative through positive mood? Not everyone!

It is commonly assumed that positive mood improves human creativity and that the neurotransmitter dopamine might mediate this association. However, given the non-linear relation between dopamine and flexibility in divergent thinking (Akbari Chermahini & Hommel, 2010), the impact of mood on d...

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Main Authors: Soghra eAkbari Chermahini, Bernhard eHommel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2012.00319/full