The UN World Day of Creativity and Innovation takes place on the 21st April, presenting an opportunity to form a global, unified front to promote international awareness about the importance of creativity in all aspects of human development and functioning. In the spirit of forming a united front, Frontiers is launching a new article collection to coincide with this UN day. This Research Topic aims to address the impact of creativity on brain as well as mental health as well as the complex neural dynamics underpinning creativity processing in the brain.
The global Covid-19 pandemic had both a positive impact on individual creativity levels however a great negative impact on the creative industry as a whole. During lockdowns, many people took on new creative hobbies however the creative industry suffered immensely with an estimated 10 million jobs lost making it one of the most affected sectors of the economy. The pandemic exacerbated the difficulties of the creative industry as the public investment has been steadily declining over the last decade while the demand for the creative content has been increasing. Neuroscience research has indicated a great importance of art in brain health, it is therefore imperative that as individuals we have opportunities to engage in and experience art through a healthy and well supported creative sector.
This Research Topic will be used as a platform to shine a light on the latest neuroscience-based research on the impact of creative activities and experiencing art on brain health as well as the neural dynamics of creativity processing in the brain. Topics may include but are by no means limited to:
• Creative activities as therapeutic approaches in neurological and neurodevelopmental disease
• Creative activities as brain disease preventative measure
• Brain changes associated with engaging in creative activities
• Brain changes associated with experiencing art
• Neural mechanisms underpinning creativity processing in the brain
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Creativity
• Sleep and Creativity
• Human intracranial recordings and stimulation data related to creativity
The definition of creativity and art is individual and open to interpretation however research shows that media arts, design and digital/computer aided creative content can be underrepresented therefore inclusion of these areas is encouraged.
The UN World Day of Creativity and Innovation takes place on the 21st April, presenting an opportunity to form a global, unified front to promote international awareness about the importance of creativity in all aspects of human development and functioning. In the spirit of forming a united front, Frontiers is launching a new article collection to coincide with this UN day. This Research Topic aims to address the impact of creativity on brain as well as mental health as well as the complex neural dynamics underpinning creativity processing in the brain.
The global Covid-19 pandemic had both a positive impact on individual creativity levels however a great negative impact on the creative industry as a whole. During lockdowns, many people took on new creative hobbies however the creative industry suffered immensely with an estimated 10 million jobs lost making it one of the most affected sectors of the economy. The pandemic exacerbated the difficulties of the creative industry as the public investment has been steadily declining over the last decade while the demand for the creative content has been increasing. Neuroscience research has indicated a great importance of art in brain health, it is therefore imperative that as individuals we have opportunities to engage in and experience art through a healthy and well supported creative sector.
This Research Topic will be used as a platform to shine a light on the latest neuroscience-based research on the impact of creative activities and experiencing art on brain health as well as the neural dynamics of creativity processing in the brain. Topics may include but are by no means limited to:
• Creative activities as therapeutic approaches in neurological and neurodevelopmental disease
• Creative activities as brain disease preventative measure
• Brain changes associated with engaging in creative activities
• Brain changes associated with experiencing art
• Neural mechanisms underpinning creativity processing in the brain
• Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Creativity
• Sleep and Creativity
• Human intracranial recordings and stimulation data related to creativity
The definition of creativity and art is individual and open to interpretation however research shows that media arts, design and digital/computer aided creative content can be underrepresented therefore inclusion of these areas is encouraged.
