Answer the mystery why some people have creative minds for genius

Differences in the brain may cause some creative people to outperform the majority. And the good news is that there is still a way to create geniuses with excellence.

Creativity is more than just the ability to draw a picture or design a product. We all need to think creatively in everyday life, whether it's preparing dinner by using leaflets or creating Halloween costumes from casual clothes in the closet. shirt.

According to the researchers, creative activities can be divided into two categories.The first is a little-C creative, like: creating a website, making a handmade birthday gift or creating a funny story. And the second is "big" innovation (Big-C) , like: writing a speech, composing a poem or designing a science experiment.

Creativity involves a complex interaction between spontaneous thinking and controlled thinking.

Researchers in psychology and neurology have begun to identify the processes of thinking and brain regions related to creativity. Recent evidence suggests creativity involves complex interactions between spontaneous thinking and controlled thinking. This is the ability to detect ideas and evaluate them intentionally to see if we can use these ideas?

However, what makes some people more creative than others is still a question with no answer.

Brain mapping in creative thinking process

In a recent study, 163 participants were asked to complete a classic "different thinking" test , they had to think about new and unusual applications for objects. Upon completion of the test, they were taken with functional magnetic imaging (fMRI), measuring blood flow to the parts of the brain.

This task assesses participants ' ability to 'think differently' . For example, in the study, scientists showed volunteers how to see different objects on the screen, such as a piece of gum or a sock, and asked them to show how to use it. they are creative.

There are some more creative ideas than other ideas. For socks, some people say use it to keep their feet warm - its usual use, but there is another person who wants to use it as a water purification system.

The interesting thing is, scientists find that people who do this task better also say they have more creative interests and achievements. This research can assess somewhat creative thinking in general.

The special link in the brain makes some people have superior creative ability.(Photo: Live Science).

Special connection of creative network

The measurement of brain activity after the test shows that the areas of brain responsible for creativity belong to three specific systems.

Accordingly, in those who are thought to be creative geniuses, there is a closer connection between the three networks in the brain: default network, action control network and mobile network. The default network is the areas of the brain that work when we have thoughtful thoughts, such as letting our minds wandering, dreaming and imagining.

Action control networks will activate when they need to focus or control their thinking process. And mobile networks are areas that act as a mechanism of transition between the default and operating systems of the brain.

People with special connections have higher creativity.(Photo: Roger Beaty).

The results of the study show that, in people who are thought to be creative geniuses, there is a closer connection between the three networks in the brain.

The study also shows that, if living in an environment conducive to creativity, the links between these networks are more and more stable, enabling the creation to be easy, soaring and more effective. .

The study's lead author, Dr. Roger Beaty (Harvard University, USA), says he is continuing to expand his research to clarify a point that the results have led to: it seems, the Trained in childhood, arts and sciences have profoundly affected the strong connection between these three neural networks and made them capable of good creativity.

The study is consistent with an earlier study by Jonathan Plucker (Indiana University, USA), showing that a person's creative ability is closely related to an environment that stimulates creativity in childhood rather than That person's IQ.