Where does creativity come from in the brain of jazz guitarists during improvisation?

A newly fresh study, published in the NeuroImage Journal, has analyzed the brains of jazz guitarists during music improvisation to study where creativity comes from the brain. Researchers found that jazz musicians with more experience showed more activity in the left hemisphere when being creative at playing rather than less experienced musicians who showed more…

How to practice effectively for just about anything

Mastering any physical skill takes practice. Practice is the repetition of an action with the goal of improvement, and it helps us perform with more ease, speed, and confidence. But what does practice actually do to make us better at things?   Annie Bosler and Don Greene explain how practice affects the inner workings of…