There are a lot of misconceptions out there about creativity. For instance, there is this idea that you must be a bit mad to be creative. Yes, the research suggests that creative people are able to ...

Scientists have identified the brain networks that work together when people generate creative scientific ideas, according to a new study published in Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the ...

It might be time to dust off those dancing shoes or pick up a paintbrush. Creative hobbies have been found to help keep your brain young, according to new research published in Nature Communications.

Creative hobbies aren't just fun—they're one of the best things you can do to keep your brain young and sharp. Regularly engaging in creative activities—like painting, dancing, or gaming—can help keep ...

It’s easy to dismiss just-because hobbies like painting or poetry as silly little things you do to busy your hands or find a brief escape from the drama or drudgery of life. But a new study including ...

One evening in 1951 astronomer William Wilson Morgan was strolling home from Yerkes Observatory in Wisconsin when he looked up at the night sky and had a “flash inspiration ... a creative intuitional ...