Emotional Intent Modulates the Neural Substrates of Creativity: An fMRI Study of Emotionally Targeted Improvisation in Jazz Musicians

Scientific Reports

Volumn 6, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Mcpherson, Malinda J ^a   Barrett, Frederick S ^a   Lopez Gonzalez, Monica ^b   Jiradejvong, Patpong ^c   Limb, Charles J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN MAPPING; CREATIVITY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMYGDALA; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CREATIVITY; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84952901687     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep18460     Document Type: Article

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