Food as Creative Inspiration

Marilyn Friedman serves gourmet foods to simulate writing and creativity. She is founder of Writing Pad, which offers classes on writing [text via KCRW Good Food]. I love the idea of using food as a way to break the ice. The Good Food article talks about how the food can stimulate ones muse. And its in Silverlake, I should go.

Jazz Improv Ups Brain's Creativity

Fantastic audio article at NPR Story of the Day. A study by Dr. Charles Limb at Johns Hopkins University and Alan Brown at National Institute of Health show that "when jazz pianists are improvising riffs, their brains act much more like the dreaming brain, with inhibition turned down and creativity cranked way up." According to Dr. Limb, the brain fires similarly when people improvise will speaking and improvise solutions to problems.  Read a written article at USA Today.

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