Sonic Wallpaper
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A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 8:12 AM
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http://www.intelegant.org/2008/03/03/neurology-and-improv-jazz-using-fmri-scans-to-study-spontaneity-and-creativity/
A pair of Johns Hopkins and government scientists have discovered that when jazz musicians improvise, their brains turn off areas linked to self-censoring and inhibition, and turn on those that let self-expression flow.
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“When jazz musicians improvise, they often play with eyes closed in a distinctive, personal style that transcends traditional rules of melody and rhythm,” says Charles J. Limb, M.D., assistant professor in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a trained jazz saxophonist himself. “It’s a remarkable frame of mind,” he adds, “during which, all of a sudden, the musician is generating music that has never been heard, thought, practiced or played before. What comes out is completely spontaneous.”
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“What we think is happening is when you’re telling your own musical story, you’re shutting down impulses that might impede the flow of novel ideas.”
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Free your mind... Improvise!
BTW - I have a feeling that they'd find similar results if they could study people when they are in what's called a 'flow' state. Although, generating a flow state on demand probably isn't possible for the majority - it seems to be something that can just happen from time to time.
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louwhoz
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RE: A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 9:36 AM
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"It's all about flow!" - Nate (US tv show: Six Feet Under) while on E
Sorry, Honey...you know I can't resist flow.
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(((stereofect)))
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RE: A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 9:46 AM
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Sonic Wallpaper wrote:Free your mind... Improvise!
Musically that's all I do nowadays...
Maybe I improvise too much?
“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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A Bit Crusher
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RE: A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 10:38 AM
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(((stereofect))) wrote:Sonic Wallpaper wrote:Free your mind... Improvise! Musically that's all I do nowadays... Maybe I improvise too much?
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louwhoz
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RE: A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 10:58 AM
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Is there even such a thing as improvising too much? Is that considered overimprovisation?
Just let go, Man... 
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A Bit Crusher
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RE: A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 11:00 AM
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louwhoz wrote:Is there even such a thing as improvising too much?......
Let me tell you, there IS....(trust me, I know)
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louwhoz
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RE: A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 2:17 PM
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Whoa. 
Be careful.
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(((stereofect)))
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RE: A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 3:21 PM
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“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius — and a lot of courage — to move in the opposite direction.” Albert Einstein
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Sonic Wallpaper
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RE: A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Friday, March 7, 2008 at 3:39 PM
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A Bit Crusher
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RE: A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 4:31 AM
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louwhoz wrote:Whoa. Be careful.
I will! (but not too carefull.....)
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reconsiderate
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RE: A Study on Spontaneity and Creativity
Saturday, March 8, 2008 at 2:19 PM
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Sonic Wallpaper wrote:A pair of Johns Hopkins and government scientists have discovered that when jazz musicians improvise, their brains turn off areas linked to self-censoring and inhibition, and turn on those that let self-expression flow.
Scientific studies are kewl cuz
they're all
like formal n stuff.
Mad persuasive 4
the average joe these
days.
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