Creativity is a cornerstone of what makes us human, yet the neural mechanisms underlying
creative thinking are poorly understood. A recent surge of interest into the neural …

We present here a comprehensive, neurocognitive model to account for the psychological
consequences of acute exercise. There is a substantial amount of disparate research and …

Is there a theory that explains the essence of consciousness? Or is consciousness itself an
illusion? Am I conscious now? Now considered the'last great mystery of science' …

Imagine the impact if we were to understand, and thus could reliably enhance, something–
anything–about how creativity works in the brain. The fact that this prospect is not anywhere …

This textbook focuses on the relationship between physical exercise and cognition, a very
timely and important topic with major theoretical and practical implications for a number of …

An exploration of how extreme athletes break the limits of ultimate human performance and
what we can learn from their mastery of the state of consciousness known as" flow" In this …

This article has two goals. First, the ideas outlined here can be seen as a sustained and
disciplined demolition project aimed at sanitizing our bad habits of thinking about creativity …

How Creativity Happens In The Brain is about the brain mechanisms of creativity, how a
grapefruit-sized heap of meat crackling with electricity manages to be so outrageously …

This research is an investigation of whether consciousness—one's ongoing experience—
influences one's behavior and, if so, how. Analysis of the components, structure, properties …

This book brings together researchers with cognitive-scientific and literary backgrounds to
present innovative research in all three variations on the possible interactions between …