Frontal lobe neurology and the creative mind
Concepts from cognitive neuroscience strongly suggest that the prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a crucial role in the cognitive functions necessary for creative thinking. Functional imaging studies have repeatedly demonstrated the involvement of PFC in creativity tasks. Patient studies have demonstrate...
Main Authors: | Leonardo Cruz De Souza, Henrique Cerqueira Guimarães, Antônio Lúcio Teixeira, Paulo eCaramelli, Richard eLevy, Bruno eDubois, Emmanuelle eVolle |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014-07-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Psychology |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00761/full |
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