The Neuroscience of Creative Flow

Science and Creativity from Studio 360

May 17, 201609:18Arts

What makes us have especially productive sessions — those minutes or hours when you're so immersed in what you're doing that everything melts away? What exactly is going on in our brains to make us feel so focused? These...

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