OT: Interesting research on brain activities of improvisers

["Per Boysen" <perboysen@gmail.com>]

I found this rather interesting: 

> Scientists funded by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) have found that, when jazz musicians are engaged in the highly creative and spontaneous activity known as improvisation, a large region of the brain involved in monitoring one's performance is shut down, while a small region involved in organizing self-initiated thoughts and behaviors is highly activated.

Link to read more: 

http://createdigitalmusic.com/2008/02/29/the-real-ai-jazz-factor-think-different/ 

I've always also filed meditation into the same type of brain activities. Particularly disciplines where you practice to stay relaxed and focused at the same time - without falling asleep, lose concentration or wander astray along associational thoughts. But this article doesn't mention meditation. 

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